As I recall, Ithaca actually sued Ruger for patent or copyright infringement and Ruger withdrew calling the .44 Carbine the Deerstalker. Early models are so marked, though, and fetch a collector premium. Very handy little heavy-cover hunting rifles. I had one back in the 70s, bought new at that time but sold it to a buddy who wanted it badly. There were Mannlicher, deluxe checkered models, and one collectors call the "fingergroove sporter" that featured a Monte Carlo buttstock and a forend with, well, a lengthwise fingergroove. This model was not checkered.
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