Unknown Ithaca .22 single shot

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Thanks for the invitation to help out Moewadle! It was late so I just tossed in the towel for the night. It's not often I get such loyal support from fellow gun owners.

I did check the thread that briancraigh81 sent and was able to get a decent PDF breakdown of the gun. It helped out great. Kudos brian for the link to the thread.

BTW, I got an email from Ithaca saying that they no longer carry info on that gun but was referred to a master gunsmith who I assume used to work for Ithaca. I pasted this info below in case anyone else needs this info.

Les Hovencamp (master gunsmith from Ithaca NY) @ 1-607-273-4510 would be the only one who may have the manuals for the Model 49.[/I]

Thank you all for your help. I think I made a great choice when I decided to join THR.

Jim Anderson
 
Thanks for the invitation to help out Moewadle! It was late so I just tossed in the towel for the night. It's not often I get such loyal support from fellow gun owners.

I did check the thread that briancraigh81 sent and was able to get a decent PDF breakdown of the gun. It helped out great. Kudos brian for the link to the thread.

BTW, I got an email from Ithaca saying that they no longer carry info on that gun but was referred to a master gunsmith who I assume used to work for Ithaca. I pasted this info below in case anyone else needs this info.

Les Hovencamp (master gunsmith from Ithaca NY) @ 1-607-273-4510 would be the only one who may have the manuals for the Model 49.

Thank you all for your help. I think I made a great choice when I decided to join THR.

Jim Anderson
 
The one I was working on had the zinc receiver. It actually made it easier to drill and tap the holes needed to install the side mounted scope mount I fabricated from an aluminum Tasco that was made for a Rem 870.

I have an uncle who only has one and a half arms and he put me to the task of mounted a scope on this little 22 magnum. It actually came out looking pretty good. The hardest part was finding the right sized side mount to adapt to it. No one I found even offers a scope mount for it now a days. If they do, I don't want to hear about it after all the work I put in on this one.
 
Alsaqr

I am curious about your statement that the first gun had a steel receiver....I will not dispute that but will say that the Ithaca 49 came out in late 1961 and always had the alloy receiver frame and was made until about 1978. I do not have my source beside me. Then Savage came out with the Model 89 in about 1975 that looked a lot like the 49 and had a zinc alloy receiver. It was made until 1985 approximately. I have owned the Savage 89 and a the Sears model of that same gun, still own both, and have owned a Western Auto Revelation of that gun Savage model. They all look identical except for the barrel roll. The Ithaca one had a Sears model that can be identified by the fact that there is no phony magazine tube. Later in its life the Ithaca 49 was modified. Most of them had been made with the front sight integrated on the barrel band. However, an improvement in my opinion, was when the front sight was dovetailed into the barrel and the phony magazine was attached to the barrel via a dovetail on the bottom of the barrel. The reason this was an improvement is that now the front sight could be adjusted for more accuracy or even removed and something better put in the dovetail. I have communicated with that same gunsmith who worked for Ithaca. He told me he worked for them for 28 years and remembers loads of grey elm coming in for use in making the stocks of the Ithaca 49 after they switched from walnut to the latter wood.

Oh getting back to my earlier statement about steel receivers made by Asqr (?). The only thing I can think of that you are speaking of is the fact that a model like this was made by an Agawam (?) Arms for a short time. I think that company was in a city of the same name in Mass. Maybe those had steel receivers. I have never heard of or seen an Ithaca or Savage with a steel receiver.
 
Oh getting back to my earlier statement about steel receivers made by Asqr (?). The only thing I can think of that you are speaking of is the fact that a model like this was made by an Agawam (?) Arms for a short time. I think that company was in a city of the same name in Mass. Maybe those had steel receivers. I have never heard of or seen an Ithaca or Savage with a steel receiver.
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Sorry it took so long to respond. It is not an Ithaca, Savage or Agawan.

Bought that gun in a pawn shop in San Pedro, CA in 1964. The shop owner had never seen another gun like that one. It cost nearly $40 with tax. Gave the gun to a nephew many years ago. The receiver is steel and it even had what I thought was a fake case hardening job.


So I called my nephew in WV. He says it is not an Ithaca although it looks about like one. Nephew says the gun was made in Germany. He says that the case hardening job is real.
 
Ithaca model 49

I have a12 ga. ithaca that is the big brother to the m49 cant make out #'s doe's anyone know any thing about it ,it's a single shotand the lever operates the brake at the barrel ,it folds down to load, i got them as a set in 1976 at a sports store that was in a flood,the owner gave them to me for helping out . Any info is appreciated. Thanks,and yes im new here.
 
Lever action 12 ga Ithaca

You most likely have the Model 66. It came in 12 , 20, and .410 gauge. Ithaca Gun company manufactured this between 1957 through 1978. Depending the the quality and shape your shotgun is in, it is worth between $50.00 and $150.00 dollars depending the what shape it is in.

For a limited time, Ithaca also offered vented ribbed barrels on a special order only. If you have a VR, your value just increased about 25 percent. Hope that answers your question.

If I ever saw one of these for sale, I would be tempted to pick it up just to have a not so common shotgun from Ithaca, not to mention a great conversation piece. Also a good safe single shot for teaching kids or beginners.
 
PDF of the M49

PM me with your email address and I will forward a 6 page pdf. First page is from Numrich gun parts catalog and the other is a 5 page owners manual with instructions for take down, etc.
 
wow, this needs help

I have just got my hands on an Sears "Ted Williams" edition Ithaca... which is in serious need of repair. It fires round at random and ejects casings just the same. The barrel seems to be misaligned. I have been ordering parts to do a restore on the rifle, but cant seem to find break down and assembly instructions. Can someone please help? I'de really appreciate it.
 
Taurus 617 CCW is absolutely correct. Wish I would have known that a few years ago when I took the plunge before reading the manual I didin't have.

Take note:

All pins are knurled on one end, and should be removed and re-assembled FROM THE KNURLED SIDE OF THE HOLE. (Identified by close inspection - three equidistant "marks" on the outside diameter of the head of the pin.) All the current production back then had knurled ends of the pin on the RIGHT hand side of the receiver. Drive OUT from LEFT to RIGHT. Drive IN from RIGHT to LEFT.

Early production guns may have had some pins with knurled ends on the right hand side of the receiver and some on the left side. DOUBLE CHECK visually before driving the pins out.

If you make a mistake, Numrich still has parts available for this great little shooter.

Good Luck and shoot straight!
 
I am rather confused at this point. I just received an email back from Ithaca Gun Company's Customer Service. It stated that Ithaca never produced the Sears "Ted Williams". Do they have any idea as to the amount of research one does to correctly restore a firearm? Along with the fact that research and referencing leads to the company that made the firearm?
 
Thank y'all for your guidance with this rifle. and Ill take note of the site with the parts! I really appreciate it.
 
Send me a picture if you can of this 22lr. I heard that Winchester made some 22's for Sears but.............send me a pic and we can go from there. Maybe we can clear this up, eh?
 
Jagermeister said:
Hre's the blow up and parts list. If you need the disassem, w/photos I have that also.

JM
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would it be possible to email pics or info to [email protected]==got my first one at the age of 13.it was prob. one of the first ones made but sold it for 15.00 like a idiot back then .Just puchased another today 35 yrs later ,i guess to get my childhood back,lol..and would like to know as much as possible about it.like is it still poss..to puchase any parts like another magnum barrel or not..i know its a long shot at best,
 
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