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Thank you all very much. Researcher, Thanks for the history lesson. I learned a few things.

Another significant change, when Ithaca dropped the cocking indicators and the stars: they also dropped the Deeley forend latch on the Field Grade guns and replaced it with a snap-on forend. I'm a fan of the late 30's NID's, with the border engraving.

Larry is right that Ithaca dropped their Deeley forearm latch on the extractor guns, and replaced it with a Baker J-spring, when they introduced the New Ithaca Field Grade circa 1935.



They also changed the ejector gun forearm fastening from the opposing Deeley hooks to a Baker J-Spring locked in place by a lever actuated tilting block, similar to the Parker Bros. forearm latch.






1933 above, 1936 below. Ithaca also went to a much nicer looking, longer, beavertail circa 1935. Also about that time they dropped the Grades No. 1 and No. 3. A handful of No. 1 exist with the new features --



This No. 1, 28-gauge, has the J-spring forearm and no cocking indicators, and according to Walter was shipped in late 1935. I've seen and handled a similar Magnum-Ten.