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Some fool scratched my shotgun....
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jrm53
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Very nice S/S i like the looks, bet it shoots great who made it? At least the guy had control of the scratching tool. Jeff
mamasfatty
Member
damn fool scratched it all up! i would be willin to dispose of it for ya if them scratches bother ya to much
I spent about three hours on the receiver today.... Cleaning it up. Sides have no case colors left. Top has some. The bottom is engraved to match the rest.
Ithaca Model 1 1/2... Most likely prior to WWI.....
Spending alot of time, finding low pressure 20 gauge.
Any suggestions?
Giz
Ithaca Model 1 1/2... Most likely prior to WWI.....
Spending alot of time, finding low pressure 20 gauge.
Any suggestions?
Giz
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ogilvyspecial
Member
Just so it doesn't get scratched up any more, if that same fool wants to borrow a
shotgun I'll send him one he can use, just as long as he promises to scratch it up.
shotgun I'll send him one he can use, just as long as he promises to scratch it up.
'Flues' Model,,
Grade 1 1/2.,,
Should be some serial number tables on the net for the Flues. 1908/09 till the mid 20's when the NID took over in production.
RST is where most buy their low pressure and odd length shotshells
Classic Shotshell Co. Inc., RST
The old Flues in 20 ga probably has 2 1/2" chambers if they're still original.
I don't recall when they started chambering 2 3/4 as standard in 20ga.
Some of the 20 and 16ga Flues were built to very light weight specs and have come up with cracked frames at the corner of the table and standing breech.
The very thin recoil shields on the guns is usually a hint that it's one of the lightweights. The bbls are filed out thinner than normal too.
Hard to tell in the pics,,I've seen them thinner than that on some guns. They were hand filed to get the weight down so they vary some.
It's not the guns fault for the failure,,just the owners fault for putting loads through it that were never intended for the gun. What was Nitro Proof than is not Nitro Proof today.
Purists cringe at the thought of lengthening the short chambered Flues especially the light weight guns as the bbls are thin to start with.
But check it over, threat it right and it'll be around for a long, long time.
Heavy loads will just cause the stock to crack at the top of the 'ears' anyway.
Keep the top tang screw tight. It's only a short stubby wood screw, not an interlocking bolt with the trigger plate. So it doesn't help nearly as much in securing the wood to the metal as other designs.
Grade 1 1/2.,,
Should be some serial number tables on the net for the Flues. 1908/09 till the mid 20's when the NID took over in production.
RST is where most buy their low pressure and odd length shotshells
Classic Shotshell Co. Inc., RST
The old Flues in 20 ga probably has 2 1/2" chambers if they're still original.
I don't recall when they started chambering 2 3/4 as standard in 20ga.
Some of the 20 and 16ga Flues were built to very light weight specs and have come up with cracked frames at the corner of the table and standing breech.
The very thin recoil shields on the guns is usually a hint that it's one of the lightweights. The bbls are filed out thinner than normal too.
Hard to tell in the pics,,I've seen them thinner than that on some guns. They were hand filed to get the weight down so they vary some.
It's not the guns fault for the failure,,just the owners fault for putting loads through it that were never intended for the gun. What was Nitro Proof than is not Nitro Proof today.
Purists cringe at the thought of lengthening the short chambered Flues especially the light weight guns as the bbls are thin to start with.
But check it over, threat it right and it'll be around for a long, long time.
Heavy loads will just cause the stock to crack at the top of the 'ears' anyway.
Keep the top tang screw tight. It's only a short stubby wood screw, not an interlocking bolt with the trigger plate. So it doesn't help nearly as much in securing the wood to the metal as other designs.
Ivan the Butcher
Member
You might try the hardback Hodgen loading manual (not online or the paperback flier). I believe that publication has 2 1/2" loads, I always use the lowest pressure loads for a volicty, even if I have to buy another pile of componets for just one gun. Ivan
bushmaster1313
Member
Same thing happened to mine.
Check her over real close there Giz, ya might find the micreants name!
bushmaster1313
Member
I get my low pressure 2.5" 20 gauge (and 12 gauge) shells here.
Polywad - Shotgun Shell Developer and Manufacturer - (800) 998-0669
Couldn't pass up this opportunity...
At dawn the telephone rings, "Hello, Senor Rod? This is Ernesto, the caretaker at your country house."
"Ah yes, Ernesto. What can I do for you? Is there a problem?"
"Um, I am just calling to advise you, Senor Rod, that your parrot, he is dead.
"My parrot? Dead? The one that won the International competition?"
"Si, Senor, that's the one."
"Damn! That's a pity! I spent a small fortune on that bird. What did he die from?
"From eating the rotten meat, Senor Rod."
"Rotten meat? Who the hell fed him rotten meat?"
"Nobody, Senor. He ate the meat of the dead horse."
"Dead horse? What dead horse?"
"The thoroughbred, Senor Rod."
"My prize thoroughbred is dead?"
"Yes, Senor Rod, he died from all that work pulling the water cart."
"Are you insane? What water cart?"
"The one we used to put out the fire, Senor."
"Good Lord! What fire are you talking about, man?"
"The one at your house, Senor! A candle fell and the curtains caught on fire."
"What the hell? Are you saying that my mansion is destroyed because of a candle?!"
"Yes, Senor Rod."
"But there's electricity at the house! What was the candle for?"
"For the funeral, Senor Rod."
"WHAT BLOODY FUNERAL??!!"
"Your wife's, Senor Rod. She showed up very late one night and I thought she was a thief, so I shot her with your new Kreighoff Limited Edition Custom Gold Engraved Trap Special with the custom-made Wenig Exhibition Grade Stock. "
SILENCE...........
LONG SILENCE.........
VERY LONG SILENCE..............
"Ernesto, if you scratched that shotgun, you're in deep ****."
At dawn the telephone rings, "Hello, Senor Rod? This is Ernesto, the caretaker at your country house."
"Ah yes, Ernesto. What can I do for you? Is there a problem?"
"Um, I am just calling to advise you, Senor Rod, that your parrot, he is dead.
"My parrot? Dead? The one that won the International competition?"
"Si, Senor, that's the one."
"Damn! That's a pity! I spent a small fortune on that bird. What did he die from?
"From eating the rotten meat, Senor Rod."
"Rotten meat? Who the hell fed him rotten meat?"
"Nobody, Senor. He ate the meat of the dead horse."
"Dead horse? What dead horse?"
"The thoroughbred, Senor Rod."
"My prize thoroughbred is dead?"
"Yes, Senor Rod, he died from all that work pulling the water cart."
"Are you insane? What water cart?"
"The one we used to put out the fire, Senor."
"Good Lord! What fire are you talking about, man?"
"The one at your house, Senor! A candle fell and the curtains caught on fire."
"What the hell? Are you saying that my mansion is destroyed because of a candle?!"
"Yes, Senor Rod."
"But there's electricity at the house! What was the candle for?"
"For the funeral, Senor Rod."
"WHAT BLOODY FUNERAL??!!"
"Your wife's, Senor Rod. She showed up very late one night and I thought she was a thief, so I shot her with your new Kreighoff Limited Edition Custom Gold Engraved Trap Special with the custom-made Wenig Exhibition Grade Stock. "
SILENCE...........
LONG SILENCE.........
VERY LONG SILENCE..............
"Ernesto, if you scratched that shotgun, you're in deep ****."
sipowicz
Member
Another picture of something I can identify? What happened to the old Gizamo? Beautiful guns though!
This is a 10 ga. with 32 in. barrels. Larry
