Here's a unique gun. 1947 or 1948 Skeet with No. 1 style custom engraving. Looks to be in mint condition
https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns- ... =101060199
https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns- ... =101060199
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M37S 20 gauge with No. 1 style custom engraving for sale
Al, there are pictures in Walt's 37 book that show the 4 patterns of custom engraving. This looks legit. No way I'd pay $9000 for it though
Factory upgrade? Not sure why, but the first person I thought of when I saw the engraving was Ralph Alpen. Just my opinion/gut. Also, because a gun's serial number dates to a specific year may not mean that's when it left the factory. Nice gun, but I am in agreement with others here on the price. Wow. Not sure how they came up with that number. I guess you can't get it if you don't ask...
Well, I have had my eye on this one for over a year. It got moved to West Virginia about 6 months ago for a prospective customer to inspect. He didn't follow through on the purchase.
Walt was gracious enough to look it up in the Ithaca records and even though it has a 1947 serial number, it shipped in 1948. Records say that it was a "plain" 37S 20 gauge with a skeet choke. It was not engraved at birth.
We surmised that it was sent back sometime in the '60s or '70s for #1 pattern engraving and Supreme wood. The R6 on the receiver is a good sign that this is indeed a factory engraved gun. I was really hoping for an Alpen signature on the left side of the receiver but no dice. The stock doesn't have a serial number stamp so I can't determine the year it may have been sent in.
By the way, it was filthy on the inside. My guess is that whoever owned it was afraid to take it apart. I will be making a special trip to shoot sporting clays with it very soon.
More information on #1, #2, #3 and #4 engraving patterns can be found in Walt's "Ithaca Featherlight Repeaters" book on pages 184 and 185.
Walt was gracious enough to look it up in the Ithaca records and even though it has a 1947 serial number, it shipped in 1948. Records say that it was a "plain" 37S 20 gauge with a skeet choke. It was not engraved at birth.
We surmised that it was sent back sometime in the '60s or '70s for #1 pattern engraving and Supreme wood. The R6 on the receiver is a good sign that this is indeed a factory engraved gun. I was really hoping for an Alpen signature on the left side of the receiver but no dice. The stock doesn't have a serial number stamp so I can't determine the year it may have been sent in.
By the way, it was filthy on the inside. My guess is that whoever owned it was afraid to take it apart. I will be making a special trip to shoot sporting clays with it very soon.
More information on #1, #2, #3 and #4 engraving patterns can be found in Walt's "Ithaca Featherlight Repeaters" book on pages 184 and 185.
And by the way, I didn't pay anywhere near the original $8999 asking price. The gun buyer at Cabelas NY thought he had a Dollar Grade gun based on the description in the Blue Book and perhaps statements by the private seller (so I've been told). They allegedly paid $6000 for it!
Engraving patterns from the 1963 Ithaca Gun Co., Inc. catalog.
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What years was that Ithaca Recoil pad in use? The pad shown in the 1963 catalog looks like a "trade branded" Pachmayr Skeet Model --
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What years was that Ithaca Recoil pad in use? The pad shown in the 1963 catalog looks like a "trade branded" Pachmayr Skeet Model --
It has a Fletcher Woodcock designed pad which was introduced in 1964 according to Walt's book.
Thanks all.
It's pretty. I'm thinking about having it drilled for scope mounts and adding a DS barrel :lol:
It's pretty. I'm thinking about having it drilled for scope mounts and adding a DS barrel :lol:
Like the one on this Dollar Grade?ithacanut said:
https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns- ... =101312948
I love a polychoke. My two favorite field guns are my 1941 M37 in 16 gauge with a poly and my 1952 37S in 16 with a Master choke.
That Dollar grade is absolutely beautiful, with or without the adjustable choke.
That Dollar grade is absolutely beautiful, with or without the adjustable choke.
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