37 43 49 55 RRS RGDF RGDS RGDI RGDRI RGDD - Reservoir Serial Number - Date. ![]() Any of these that came to the factory for service were converted back to the original shell stops at no charge. Number Warhead Serial Number Format Source 12 AS 11 12 IRT Reservoir. All these Model 37's had the serial number prefix of 381. They were reverted back to the original shell stops that year. ****In 1974, Ithaca tried a design change in the shell stop system, which proved to be faulty. The Skeet Grade was discontinued after 1954. The Trap Model was returned to the general listing by 1954 as the Target Grade. The special sequences for the Solid Rib were abandoned by 1949 when they were included in the General pump listing. Skeet Model numbers were 80000 - 89999, and the Trap Model numbers were 88000 to 89000. The initial sequence of numbers for the Solid Rib was 70000 to 79999. ***In 1941 the company reserved blocks of serial numbers for Solid Rib, Skeet and Trap models. This company went out of business around 1915 ** LeFever guns numbered under 10000 are built by the old LeFever Arms Company located in Syracuse NY. "a few variances in this data will be found". If the serial number is NOT listed, here, it is NOT in ITHACA GUN COMPANY records. *Originally Compiled by The Ithaca Gun Co., October 1960. LeFever Nitro Special Double Barrel Shotguns.Walt Snyder who wrote the 2 books on Ithaca guns was working on a 3rd book addressing the serial numbers for those models and also the Model 66 single shot shotgun among others, but to date that hasn't been completed. He does not list the serial numbers for the Model 49's or 72's though. The gunsmith you mention is Les Hovencamp, just google Diamond Gunsmithing and you will reach his website. The Model 72 is a much better made rifle than the alloy cast Model 49 was. The follow-up Model 72 was made in Germany by Erma Werke and then the wood was put on by Ithaca. In my opinion the Model 49 is a wonderful little gun. It appears the lever and the front sight are also aluminum. I guess that is why Ithaca could put on the gun, "Made in USA." Note that the frame of the Model 49 is made of anodized aluminum, not blued steel, so if you think it looks different that is the reason. Many sporting arms ceased production entirely during the same period. With the depression dragging on and another war looming on the horizon, it was possibly the worst time to introduce a sporting arm. I will also add that the Ithaca 49 was made in Germany by Erma Werke and the wood stock and forearm were reportedly put on in the USA. In 1937, it was released as the Ithaca 37. Just bought a Ithaca 37 featherlight, 16 gauge, serial 391891 and it also has the 2 underneath the serial number. I also want to add that his emphasis is on the Ithaca Shotguns, for which they are somewhat famous, so I am not sure if he has information on the Ithaca 49 rifle. Coincidentally, I just emailed him with my serial numbers yesterday, March 12, so I have not heard from him yet. I can't think of his web site name but if you use the key words "Ithaca Gun Repair" it will probably come up. I have found a person on the internet who is a gunsmith in Ithaca, New York and was a gunsmith for the Ithaca Gun Company for 28 years and advertises to help with telling you the year your Ithaca gun was made if you send him the model and serial number of the Ithaca Gun. Walter has shown us invoices showing guns with serial numbers that by the chronology would be as early as 1927, being shipped in October 1942. No serial number chronology is the be all and end all. The best serial number chronology is in the Second Edition of Walters book. The reissue applications listed below are open to. Below the pointing dog in the grass, it says Ithaca Gun Company - Ithaca New York. They should be offering Ithaca letters soon. Number Serial Number Issue Date Granted Date 5,315,902 07 / 980,672 11/24/92. They are serial numbered 246xxx and 277xxx (following standard practice the last digits of the serial numbers are kept secret to prevent any scams)so I am of the opinion that one in the 400,000 serial number range is a later one. It has a bird dog pointing in the grass on the side of the gun. Could you tell me the year and what it might be worth Thank you, Tim L. I have two Ithaca 49s that I just bought two days ago. Hello, I have my Dads Ithaca 37R featherlight 12 Gauge serial R 74197 in decent shape and am thinking of selling it. ![]() The shotgun was my grandfathers hunting shotgun before he handed it down to my father after buying a new 12ga. My father says that he believes it is older than him. My father has an ithaca m37 16ga shotgun that was given to him by his father. I have a December 1961 "Guns" Magazine that has a new products section and one item listed as a new product, "Just in time for Christmas," was the Ithaca Model 49 selling for $19.95 and, of course, aimed at the boy's market. Ithaca 37 16ga help with identifying year. YEAR OF MANUFACTURE OF A ITHACA 49 RIFLEThe Ithaca Model 49 Single Shot Lever Action rifle was marketed from 1961 to 1978.
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