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CLASSIC GUNS
The New Ithaca Double
This classic side-by-side managed to capture the imagination of a generation of American shotgunners.
The Ithaca double-barreled shotgun. That says it all. I don't know for sure just what it was, but the Ithaca had it in spades back when Americans hunted with doubles. The Ithaca name held its own from the late 1800s until World War II, despite competition from prestigious makers like Parker Brothers, A.H. Fox and L.C. Smith. The name of the gun, of course, belies its place of manufacture: Ithaca, New York, an upstate community named after the island in ancient Greece. Doubles were made by ...
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E.M. Reilly and Friends In truth, when Jeff emerged from the back of the shop with the grimy guncase in his arms, the name "E.M. ... Read More
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