Ithaca Gun closes after 124-year run

[jondar]

Model 37

As a kid going to school I worked in a Sears, Roebuck store, sporting goods department part time to keep the wolf from the door. We sold a lot of Ithaca shotguns. I still laugh when I remember an old farmer from north of town who came in, showed me a catalog picture of a Model 37 and said, "I want wunna them EYE-THACKAS!" Whatever they called them, they sold well.

 

[Wags]

The Ithaca Mod 37 is my favorite of all the different brands and models I currently own. I own three from the 1940's and 50's in 20,16 and 12gauge. Light weight, great handling and extremly reliable. If they had screw in choke tubes I'd never had bought another shotgun.

In my opinon the most under-rated and best kept secret in pump shotguns. I bet someone picks them up within a year and will continue production of the Mod 37.

 

[entropy]

Scubie02, when the Remington Wingmaster 870 was introduced in 1955, it was all steel, except the trigger group frame, which was aluminum. Over the years, plastic was substituted for steel in non-critical areas such as the magazine follower, and more recently that frustrating magtube interal cap that has to be rotated every which way... None of these affect reliability or performance, the 870 is still extremely reliable, even in it's economy 'Express' model, one of which I use for HD. BTW, the last M37 I owned was given to a friend for a wedding present; She was a former MP who felt 'naked' without a shotgun in the house after her ex took his with.

I bet someone picks them up within a year and will continue production of the Mod 37.

I sure hope you're right, Wags!

 

[Crosshair]

*Holds his 1967 Ithaca 37 Police Special and cries.*

 

[BluesBear]

Hopefully Marlin will resurrect them like they did Harrington & Richardson.
Marlin's catalogue could use an American made, premium shotgun.

It would be much better than the Chinese made New England Arms "Pardner" they're trying to sell now.



Maybe if we all wish reallly hard...