They were ALL made in the USA, in the sense of final fitting and wood. The question is where the components (actions and barrels) came from. The earlier ones had Italian components. They required a lot more shop time in terms of fit than had been anticipated. The later ones (471xxx serial number) had Krupp barrels. By that time, the ICD operation really had its act together. Unfortunately, the economy hit a bump at about the same time.
KY Jon, it's been some time now, but I recall seeing a 28ga 4E for sale with two sets of barrels: 30" and 24". Sounded to me like someone ordered one for maybe doves with the long barrels; maybe grouse/woodcock and quail with the short ones. Gave it some thought, and originally Ithaca did make some smallbores with 24" barrels. Saw a very nice graded Flues 20 with 24" barrels I gave some thought to.
