Just took possession of one of these puppies.
It is marked "DPD" but I have no idea which "PD that starts with D" it was from:
D-troit
D-allas
D-ayton
D-idunno
It is an older shotgun and does not have the trigger disconnect. It has a 20" bbl and a full-length mag tube, but swings really fast & handy. Better than any 20" bbl Mosy or Rem 870. Here is the seller's photo:
Most the scratches look like they are from being stored improperly rather than from use. The action echoes that, in that it is smooth but still tight. I don't think this saw many rounds down range. Once I tear it down, clean it, and lube it, I bet it will be slickslickslick.
I need to figure out if the stock is an oil finish or something else. If an oil finish, I'll hit it with lemon oil repeatedly and call it good.
I intend to clean up up and maybe do minimal cosmetic work on the wood & metal, if I can do so without destroying what is already there.
Also, I'll replace the recoil pad. Not sure if I'll go with a plastic plate or one of them fancy new pads: Limbsaver, Sqiushmaster, Kickk-Eeze, whatever.
I haven't touched it yet (fix-up wise), not even to clean it. I downloaded both the current Ithaca 37 owner's manual as well as the old-school "tear it down to the last bolt" manual on Steve's Pages. I'll tear it down and see how it works, clean it, lube it, and re-assemble before heading to the range.
This will be a working, HD/SD shotgun. The only mod might be a gun light of some sort and maybe a tritium bead.
My Photos:
Left Side
Right Side
Scratches on PG
Scratches Left Side Receiver
BBL Stamp
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/TLiZGN9HwuI/AAAAAAAAAmo/POQYG_JzKGU/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...s-W0/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left_bbl_forearm.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left_bbl_forearm_flash.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...IWH7nc/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left_bbl_stamp.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...rxnGw/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left_butt_stock.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...4ik7WDJG4Q/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left_flash.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...W5px0a4/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left_receiver.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...q2mGM9SUI/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_pistol_grip.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...8A0/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_pistol_grip_flash.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/TLiaBija9NI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/QUQjPXNa-Yw/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_right.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...t48/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_right_bbl_forearm.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...WaXQ/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_right_butt_stock.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...T9n511y08/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_right_flash.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...ocZoNU/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_right_receiver.jpg
It is marked "DPD" but I have no idea which "PD that starts with D" it was from:
D-troit
D-allas
D-ayton
D-idunno
It is an older shotgun and does not have the trigger disconnect. It has a 20" bbl and a full-length mag tube, but swings really fast & handy. Better than any 20" bbl Mosy or Rem 870. Here is the seller's photo:
Most the scratches look like they are from being stored improperly rather than from use. The action echoes that, in that it is smooth but still tight. I don't think this saw many rounds down range. Once I tear it down, clean it, and lube it, I bet it will be slickslickslick.
I need to figure out if the stock is an oil finish or something else. If an oil finish, I'll hit it with lemon oil repeatedly and call it good.
I intend to clean up up and maybe do minimal cosmetic work on the wood & metal, if I can do so without destroying what is already there.
Also, I'll replace the recoil pad. Not sure if I'll go with a plastic plate or one of them fancy new pads: Limbsaver, Sqiushmaster, Kickk-Eeze, whatever.
I haven't touched it yet (fix-up wise), not even to clean it. I downloaded both the current Ithaca 37 owner's manual as well as the old-school "tear it down to the last bolt" manual on Steve's Pages. I'll tear it down and see how it works, clean it, lube it, and re-assemble before heading to the range.
This will be a working, HD/SD shotgun. The only mod might be a gun light of some sort and maybe a tritium bead.
My Photos:
Left Side
Right Side
Scratches on PG
Scratches Left Side Receiver
BBL Stamp
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/TLiZGN9HwuI/AAAAAAAAAmo/POQYG_JzKGU/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...s-W0/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left_bbl_forearm.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left_bbl_forearm_flash.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...IWH7nc/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left_bbl_stamp.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...rxnGw/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left_butt_stock.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...4ik7WDJG4Q/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left_flash.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...W5px0a4/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_left_receiver.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...q2mGM9SUI/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_pistol_grip.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...8A0/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_pistol_grip_flash.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/TLiaBija9NI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/QUQjPXNa-Yw/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_right.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...t48/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_right_bbl_forearm.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...WaXQ/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_right_butt_stock.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...T9n511y08/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_right_flash.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ifsRjdJE1Jg/T...ocZoNU/s800/ithaca_37_DSPS_right_receiver.jpg