Ithaca Firearms

about $400 The Savage Model 420, a box lock over-and-under shotgun, was produced between 1937 and 1943 in gauges 12, 16, and 20 with barrel lengths of 26", 28", or 30", featuring double or single triggers and extractors. Prices range from poor @ $150 to excellent @ $500 according to the "2007 Standard Catalog of Firearms" 17th ed. published by Gun digest Books, ISBN 13:978-0-89689-443-3.

The chamber could be dirty or corroded which would hold the hull and prevent it from slipping out or the extractor could be broken preventing it from removing the spent hull. That being said, the Mod 37 design has been around since 1937, pretty much unchanged and is considered very reliable. It should be noted that if the gun is cocked and the shooter wants to cycle the action to empty the chamber, you do know that the slide must be nudged forward before pulling it back. Words to this effect appear in the owner's manual. A burr can be raised in the action if this advice is not followed. The action would then be sluggish and it may be the source of your extraction problems. Consult a gunsmith for corrective actions.

That is a tough one. Try writing to The American Rifleman (the NRA magazine) to see if they ever ran a disassembly article on the Flues model (although that is unlikely since the Flues was made from 1908 to 1926). You will likely have better luck contacting the Ithaca gun collector clubs and see if anyone ever drew one up. That may cost a few bucks.

Gun shop, gun show, gunparts corp website. These have been out of production for some years- finding one will be a matter of luck.

Ther is a detent ring over the magazine tube where it enters the receiver that has to be rotated off of the pin it captures. Then you can remove the bolt carrier group block (a small square metal block ) then the bolt carrier group will slide out the end of the receiver (the bolt handle has to be pulled as well, just pull it out) assembly is reverse.

There is rarely any reason to do that since the assembly can be easily cleaned while assembled. ********** UNLOAD THE GUN. CHECK THE CHAMBER. UNLOAD AND CHECK IT AGAIN. *********** To remove the trigger guard assembly from the receiver, you must first remove the buttstock. Then, remove the large cross screw at the lower rear of the receiver. Put the safety in 'fire' and pull the trigger to release the hammer. IF YOU FAILED TO UNLOAD THE GUN AND CHECK THE CHAMBER, YOU WILL NOW HAVE A HOLE IN WHATEVER THE GUN WAS POINTED AT. The trigger guard can now be moved to the rear and then downward and out. The right shell stop will also be released and will probably fall out. Are you sure you want to disassemble the trigger guard? OK.... Use a tool to depress the hammer spring from the rear of the housing to take pressure off of the retaining pin. The retaining pin is pushed out to the right. Once you do that, if you do not control the hammer spring the hammer spring, cap and follower will fly across the room. Now, push out the hammer cross pin to the left and lift the hammer free. Do not remove the hammer strut, it's pin is staked in place. Push the trigger pin ONLY HALFWAY out to the left. Remove the slide latch upward and rearward, then remove the slide latch spring from the recess in the right side of the trigger housing. You can now push the trigger pin the rest of the way out and remove the trigger upward. Dont lose the small coil spring under the trigger. Push the safety button out toward the right, and watch for the safety plunger and its spring to be released. Very small parts. That's it. repair@countrygunsmith.net

The slide has always been a weak point in the Model 51's system and unfortunately the part is no longer available as new. The good news is that the guys at Diamond Gun Smithing (Diamondgunsmithing.com) Ithaca NY may be able to weld it back into operating condition for you. Commonly, the slide breaks after the poly bumper located in the interior rear of the receiver has deteriorated and the slide has been banging into the receiver instead of the soft bumper for a while. Of importance also is the fact that the orginal factory installed recoil springs were of questionable quality to start with, a situation which allowed the slide to come back too fast causing the poly bumper to break apart prematurely. EVERY Model 51 out there could benefit with the installation of a fresh recoil spring of known quality and a new bumper. Heavily used guns should change out those parts every couple of years. Diamond can supply the spring and bumper.

Try: Numrich gunpartscorp.com

Jack First jackfirstgun.com

Bob's Gun Shop gun-parts.com

Any Techincal Manual TM 9-1005-211-12/34/P. The M1911 series pistols are all the same. You can find this TM at any gunshow/gun store in your area.

http://www.ithacagun.com/ithacaschematics.html

unless your a gun smith .. it stays on, to take it apart you side it forward

Janssen was a major gunmaker in Belgium c. 1880-1915, so probably made shotguns of every size from little 9mm garden guns up to 6 or even 4 gauge market guns. Almost all of those made for import to the US would have been 12 gauge double barrels with a few 16's, 20's, and 28's, but probably nothing smaller unless maybe a few single-shots in .44XL were ordered.

You can find instructions for assembly of the 300/900 series at the URL below... you might be able to figure out disassembly from that.

http://stevespages.com/pdf/ithaca_300xl.pdf

Doug

This link is for disassembly of the XL models which are gas operated. Mine is just a model 900 and it is recoil operated. I am still trying to figure out how to get the charging handle off my Ithaca 900.

Yes

1949

That gun was made in 1978. It would probably bring $350 - $450. If you mean it has an 18 inch barrel, it may be a law enforcement or military model, and would probably be worth a little more to a collector.

I don't know where or who made it, but I found a firing pin for a very old single shot mossberg 22 out of MO. I'll look for the address for you and you don't need a firearms permit to get it sent thru the mail to you!

NO!!! modern powder is slow burning as compared to black powder and produces to much pressure for that type of steel process (Damascus is folded in the manufacturing process therefore laminated) and will cause the barrel to come apart which is like having a bomb in your hands

www.ithacagun.com/downloads/model_37_field_maintenance_manual_090402.pdf

The Model 37 is a pump gun, and the 51 is a semi-automatic. I doubt seriously that the barrels are interchangeable, since they are totally different models.

Need to know the serial number of a particular one From 1912 to at least 1945 and then some.

Value depends on gauge and condition. A 20 gauge is worth more than a 12 gauge, for instance. If your gun is in very good condition it might bring around $800. Monitor www.gunbroker.com to see what similar offerings are selling for.

20 gauge? Unless if your wanting to know exactly what the deminsions are like in thousandths of an inch.

In order to answer this question one would need to know the model number, serial number (not essential, but helps date it), and its condition. If it's an Ithaca, as opposed to an Ithaca SKB, it would be a Model 51, and probably worth in the $300-$400 range.

No. The Ithaca Gun Company went out of business in July 2005. True they went out of Business, however, they reopened at the beginning of the year. Website is: www.ithacagunsusa.com