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i have found an old ithaca 12 guage double barrel has thirty inch barrels here is a pic. i cant find any info on it but it looks as good as it did new it has been wrapped in a oiled cloth the old guy said he has had it for 40 years and has never shot it. it has an engraving of a bird dog in the grass on it the pic doesnt show it very good any ideas on it as far as age/value i know this isnt much info
but its all i have as of right now.
Last edited by jdavis; 02-10-2009 at 10:11 PM. Reason: cant spell
" The wolf cares not, how many the sheep be"
""Walk a mile to avoid a fight but when one starts, don't back down an inch." "
Ithaca NID I believe is what it is. Ithaca ceased production on them in 1948. there was a few different grades to choose from Field grade, No.1 grade, No.7 grade and Sousa Special(named after the composer of "Stars and Stripes Forever"). What they are worth today I wouldn't have a clue. Also Ithaca started production on December 1, 1925, The first one built serial number was 425,000. Hope this helps it looks like a NID to me.
the guy said he was told that it was a grade three, what amount would be a safe amount to spend on it ?
" The wolf cares not, how many the sheep be"
""Walk a mile to avoid a fight but when one starts, don't back down an inch." "
Oh well, they might have made a grade three I'm not exactly sure. There is a "shooter" looks to be maybe a field grade on gunbroker for an opening bid of $399 the condition of that one you posted looks to be in is way better. If the seller was just asking for an offer I would offer what I thought was fair.
Also there are some going for $1500 plus on gunbroker.
this one looks to be origional and in %90 condition i will be trading on it the gun i am trading on it, i looked on gunbroker also but couldnt find one eactly like it, i am lost when it comes to old guns but the bore looks like a mirror and the rest of the gun is near perfect and doesnt appear to have been refinished. i will probably go ahead and trade i have been wanting an old double barrel for a while i have always wanted to replace my dads old ithaca that somehow got gone after he died.
Last edited by jdavis; 03-08-2009 at 09:04 AM.
" The wolf cares not, how many the sheep be"
""Walk a mile to avoid a fight but when one starts, don't back down an inch." "
when he said it was a grade three he said he thinks somebody told him it was a grade three years ago, the fellow is around 70 years old.
" The wolf cares not, how many the sheep be"
""Walk a mile to avoid a fight but when one starts, don't back down an inch." "
sounds like you will probably get a good deal then has the gentleman owned it all his life? Sounds like a nice shotgun.
he told me his father said he ordered it through the mail, and he gave it to him for his birthday when he was younger he said he didnt remember if it was ever even shot at all, and he doesnt have anyone to pass it down too so he wanted to get it to someone who would take care of it, i barely know this gentleman but he seems to be a great guy.
" The wolf cares not, how many the sheep be"
""Walk a mile to avoid a fight but when one starts, don't back down an inch." "
If this is a grade 3 NID, then blue book puts the value at $1500 for 90% condition. If you have any other pics or info I will try to do some more research for you tomorrow.
Great advice from an old Marine: Shut the F up, Get over it, Move on
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