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Walt,
I can't wait to read the article you will write about this one. A classic American gun. I own several Ithacas, but not as nice as this one. It looks to have been kept in great shape.
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HJ, what a load of crap.....especially with the pic at the top of the thread.
I don't get it, Ithaca made more (and sold more) SXS guns than anyone else in the era.....most were pretty simple, but worked and were worked hard, and they made very nice guns too, if you asked them to.
If you cannot find any redeeming qualities in them, fine...you are entitled to your opinion but please shut the [censored] up, no one asked for your opinion, so without you asking, I gave you mine of you..
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Walt,
The Chinqua Penn Plantation is located near Eden,N.C. and it was built by the family of the owners of the Penn Tobacco Company. There may be no connection, but it's a possibility.
Last edited by KFC; 07/31/11 07:58 PM.
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Well said 775. I love the higher grades and even my field grade NID. This particular example is outstanding and a rel find. As a Virginian, I'm particularly intrigued by it's provenance.
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KFC
I have been to that place but never connected the name. George Penn was president of the Penn Tobacco Co! Thanks to all here, I think we can run this one to ground! I will post future findings.
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Can you find a gun more reasonable in price than a NID that gives you modern material and stock dimensions that are near current factory norms? A decent shooter in 12 can often be found for less than $500.00, a 16 or 20 for just a few hundred more. Ithaca are the value gun in todays market. Not the most stylish to some but they are good basic guns that you can feed fairly stiff loads in without worry about missing fingers or split wood or barrels. Find a graded gun and they are a real nice looking gun for the money.
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Ithaca, the "Red headed step-child" of the American gun industry, but also the Native American word for "No back-up necessary"!!!
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I like the Ithaca guns and that is a fine looking one for sure. But I have to state here my pet peeve with Ithaca: they often use trigger guards without the return (term?), that little curlicue thingy that completes the oval of the guard (the pictured gun is an example). A double gun ought to have one, and a double just doesn't look right (read looks cheap) without it. I have the same complaint with Nitro Specials and later Stevens guns. How's that for picky?
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. - Albert Einstein
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HJ, what a load of crap.....especially with the pic at the top of the thread.
I don't get it, Ithaca made more (and sold more) SXS guns than anyone else in the era.....most were pretty simple, but worked and were worked hard, and they made very nice guns too, if you asked them to.
If you cannot find any redeeming qualities in them, fine...you are entitled to your opinion but please shut the [censored] up, no one asked for your opinion, so without you asking, I gave you mine of you..
Mark Don't some of you guys realize Harmless jOe is just playing you and you are taking his bait hook, line and sinker. He's not going to change and besides some of his posts are quite amusing. He's sort of the Don Rickels of the forum, I think.
Socialism is almost the worst.
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George's grandson has been located and arrangements for an interview are in progress.
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