I am also into ICD's and have polled here for info in the past as well. A frequent poster on shootingsportsman.com has a beautiful photo of his ICD 16. It was my impression that Dakota Arms bought the rights to the Ithaca design.?
I always find it interesting the feelings about the Italian vs the US manufactured ICD. I have one of each and don't see much difference but they are drastically different grades so the subtleties may be masked. Good luck in your pursuit.