During the Depression you could find and get just about anything if you asked and were willing to pay for it. Based on serial numbers some years sales were very thin and I am sure if you wrote Ithaca, for a special request, they would gladly give you a price and meet your needs.
Even earlier I have seen Lefever with 10 and 12 barrels which were fit to the same gun when made. Several mid to high grade but one was an E grade which at the time was to lowest grade. But they were real Lefevers, not the Nitro Special namesake.
