NICE wood on an Ithaca 37!

Yes, the rest of the gun's condition is Excellent to Perfect (given it's age).

If that stock includes a gun in good condition it’s a screaming bargain.
It sure it! It was like a 9-digit s/n IIRC.
 
Until a month ago I was only an hour from KTP and shopped there many times. If you're from New Hampshire and you buy a gun at KTP, they will carry it to a little hut they have across the Piscataqua and you can take delivery there; this avoids paying Maine sales tax. Saved me a few dollars!

Unfortunately, Jacksonville is more than an hour away. 😥
 
Nice stock! Mine look like they were cut down from WWII and Korea M1 rejects. Definitely working class guns in my case!
 
Puuuuurty! :oops:

That is one nice shotgun for sure. :thumbup:

Man, I love the Trading Post! It’s one of my favorite gun stores. (In laws live in Alton, NH, a short drive away.)

Stay safe.
 
Now I need ‘another one’ like I need another hole in … well, you get the idea … but I’m not sure if I can pass this WOOD up!

A 12-Ga, 28” VR model.


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Nice. Based upon the butt stock that's a Supreme Grade model 37. If so, in addition to the nicer wood and the cut checkering (instead of impressed) it should also have a higher level of finish on the metal (higher polish prior to bluing) than the other guns in the lineup at that time. They didn't make many of those and a nice one is pretty rare. Based upon the butt pad, it's probably from the 1970s, but the SN could tell you for sure.
 
I still love KTP although it has changed over the years. I have found it to be a great spot where gems such as this Ithaca sometimes turn up, and the appraiser(s) sometimes miss their true value with pricing. A few years ago I found a mint Browning Superposed 20 gauge for $799. That would have been a bargain even for a Citori. I’d have bought that Ithaca in a second if I’d have seen it in the rack!
 
My hunting partner had a 37 Featherweight that he used for deer. Nice gun but with just regular 2 3/4” Foster slugs it was one of the hardest kicking shotguns I’ve fired
 
FWIW my older brother now has taken over 80 deer with slugged shotguns. His favorite barrel to use on his Ithaca 37 is an 20” smoothbore barrel with cantilevered scope mount, so the scope stays affixed to the barrel. I’ve seen him take shots to 125Yds with that setup. They made those barrels before they started making them rifled, with cantilever mount.

His favorite slug is the old Foster-style, 2-3/4” 1-ounce loads, where the Rem Sluggers work best for him.

He also has a rifled cantilever mount mount barrel, but in his experience the Foster slugs have better knock-down power on our Eastern whitetails. He had one big buck run off a looooong distance after getting hit by on of those $5 sabot slugs, and friends have lost deer using rifled ‘sabot’ slugs where they just zipped right through and didn’t expand or create damage.

Anyways … back to the topic of this thread:

For any upland game hunter who loves both Ithaca 37s and the 20-Ga shotgun, I saw this 1946 20-Ga at a store the other day for $350. It has very nice wood, hand cut checkering, and a 28” plain barrel with a ‘Dial-A-Duck’ poly-choke on the end. PM me if you want the Dealer’s name in Eastern Mass.


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The stock on my (former) Ithaca 37 Trap looks just like the one in the OP. I'll try to get a picture at work later....

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Finally got to work.
BTW, this one is for sale.
 
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