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The earliest known Ithaca Auto & Burglar Gun was manufactured about 1921, possibly as a prototype: it bears serial number 354442, is in 28 gauge with 12" barrels, "Auto & Burglar Gun" is hand-engraved on each side, and the gun is listed separately in the Firearms Curios or Relics List published by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ...
The Ithaca 37, also known as the Ithaca Model 37, is a pump-action shotgun made in large numbers for the civilian, law enforcement and military markets. Based on a 1915 patent by firearms designer John Browning for a shotgun initially marketed as the Remington Model 17, it utilizes a novel combination ejection/loading port on the bottom of the gun which leaves the sides closed to the elements.
Ithaca 37: Ithaca Gun Company: 12 gauge 16 gauge 20 gauge 28 gauge United States: 1933 Ithaca Mag-10: Ithaca Gun Company: 10 gauge United States: 1975 KAC Masterkey: Knight's Armament Company: 12 gauge United States: 1980s Kel-Tec KSG: Kel-Tec CNC Industries Inc. 12 gauge United States: 2011 KS-23: TsNIITochMash: 23x75mmR Soviet Union: 1971 ...
Ithaca 37: Pump-action shotgun ... 333,454 S-prefix serial numbers. 970,000 N-prefix serial numbers. Mannlicher M1886 and M1888: Bolt-action rifle
Ithaca bought the patent in 1907 and upgraded the design to allow for mass production. With the Flues-designed Ithaca double, which became the best-selling American double of all time with more than 223,000 produced between 1908 and 1926, Ithaca effectively drove Remington out of the double gun market. [1]
The Ithaca Mag-10 was the world’s first 10 GA semi-automatic gas-operated shotgun chambered in 10-gauge (3½"). The CounterCoil system built into the front of the magazine tube reduced the recoil from the round to allow easier second shots but cut the magazine size in half to 2 shells.
The legal requirement for affixing a serial number to firearms is a relatively recent requirement, and usually applies to firearms manufactured domestically or which are imported. [4] Gun serial numbers are used in gun registration and are usually linked to an owner who is usually required to hold a firearms license . [ 5 ]
The Model 17 was a trim, 20-gauge shotgun that served as the design basis for three highly successful shotguns: the Remington Model 31, the Ithaca 37 and the Browning BPS. Additionally, features of the Model 17 were also incorporated in the later Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 .