According to my copy ofStandard Catalog of Firearms, it should be worth $250 if in NRA Very Good condition.
numrich gun parts or Ithaca guns U.S.A
The Ithaca model 37 feather-light 12 gauge shotgun serial number 371269762 is valued at $200 in fair condition. In good condition, it is valued at $925.
the age of a 12 gauge Ithaca is : 47,000 years old .
Made in 1969. If in very good condition these typically sell for $350-$450. They are pretty common.
It shouldn't say light twelve on the barrel, but on the receiver. Light twelve means that the gun is a light weight version of the standard Auto5 shotgun.
The book was light as a feather
The light twelve refers to this shotgun being a light weight model of the Browning auto-5 shotgun.The difference in weight was 10oz.
brand new when it was made 239.00 there still some collectors that will pay a good price for it .....look on shotgun world website
Requires a gunsmith to look at it.
These were actually made by SKB in Japan and imported by Ithaca. Very nice little double, and really well balanced in 20ga. I have the SKB 'Royal Light' which was a similar model not imported into the US. Depending on condition, $500-$700. sales@countrygunsmith.net
Your Browning light weight auto-5 shotgun,which was made in the year 1963 will bring between 250-550 dollars,depending on the type of barrel that is with the shotgun,and the overall condition of the shotgun in question.
because the feather is light and humans are not light