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Yet another one tried to follow me home today, but I have to wait 3-days to pick it up now (& then pay even-extra for that privilege, Colorado truly-sucks anymore!). 32-inch (and almost flawless inside and out, no dents, no pits, they look almost "new") very-dramatic & what I would assume-to-be original-finished "Black & White Fine Twist" tubes with breeches so-thick they look like it might be a double-rifle(!), choked mod and mod (had to use a dime to measure them as this shop normally deals in black guns & handguns, so they had no-idea about what this gun is). The tubes ring decently and they have absolutely-remarkable color left on them, the whole gun does as-well for that matter and with completely original finishes throughout (with only few handling marks here and there). A 1901 born-on date (according to the SN), sooo that makes it an Ithaca Crass model (I believe?). Weighs somewhere in the 8 1/2 pound range(?) and it fits me remarkably well (not too-much drop & with a decent LOP) so...a possible clays gun, maybe?
Didn't need it but... couldn't pass it up as it was too-nice and too-cheap. Can anybody here tell me something about my "new" Ithaca?
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Where did you find it?
Pictures are obligatory, of course...
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) =>/ ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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Pictures will have to follow Brent, as my "overlords" here won't let me have it until after Easter. I'll try to "snip" some of the online advertising pics when I get back to the house.
Last edited by Lloyd3; 04/18/25 09:48 AM.
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It's hard to resist a quality hammergun
I have become addicted to English hammered shotguns to the detriment of my wallet.
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It's hard to resist a quality hammergun That's the truth, and I am down to just 2 hammer doubles. In the meantime, I am sitting here in the timber, waiting on a gobbler with a hammer pump gun. Grandpa's and Great Uncler Carl's '97 Winchester, in my lap.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) =>/
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The 3 day wait does not apply to guns over 50 years old.
Firearms imports, consignments ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/Ez9oz9Rl.jpg)
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Chantry: Sadly, that is so-true.
While it's not-exactly a British Best... the firing pins have springs that pull them back from the breech after firing(!) and the hammers fall well-below the line-of-sight when cocked. All of the screwheads are still timed & perfect and the original dogs-head(?) Ithaca Trap Gun buttplate is still in place. The standing breech is flawless and I could not find any issues in the wood, anywhere. This gun has been used very-little and then it has been stored very-carefully for the last 124 years.
I simply had no choice in the matter.
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Sounds like an amazing find! Definitely share pics when you can. Congrats
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Brent: my very 1st scattergun was my great-grandfather's well-used Model 97. Slay a "butterball" in his memory for me.
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Brent: my very 1st scattergun was my great-grandfather's well-used Model 97. Slay a "butterball" in his memory for me. I am doing my best, but I have only 1 hr 32 min left in the season.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) =>/
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