Originally Posted By: Stanley Hoover
Originally Posted By: GLS
My Ithaca NID 10 ga. 3.5" has 32" barrels which I believe were standard. Someone will surely correct me if I am wrong. Gil


Gil,
I believe you are correct that 32" barrels were standard on NID 10 gauge 3.5" magnums. The ones I have encountered were all 32" except I did encounter a Grade 4 with 30" barrels which I believe is original.
Another thing I noticed with almost every of these big Ithaca guns is that they almost all have Hawkins recoil pads, does this hold true with yours?
thanks,
Stanley


Stanley, by the time the gun arrived in my hands (for the first time) almost 40 years ago, the original pad had been replaced with a non-original. I had that one replaced with a period appropriate pad which btw, wasn't the sunburst pad, which wasn't big enough for the magnums at the time of production. Here's the gun and discussion by Researcher of the pads used on the big Ithaca. Gil
http://doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=359151&page=2