roguetwelve12
New member
Hi again all,
I hate to do this to you, but I have a SN range question. I have an Ithaca SN 12708XX that I'm having difficulty ascertaining a proper year for. Clawsons puts it in the "1943-1944" range leaning heavily towards 1944. Standard Catalog of Military Firearms has it as a 1943. The floor of the barrel chamber has the flaming bomb symbol typical of 1943 production, but the back of the slide does NOT have the same symbol you'd expect in a 1943 slide. Receiver does have the correct FJA mark.
Top of the receiver is unmarked (is this correct?).
Other side question... I know the Ithaca's typically have markings on the left triggerguard of various symbols denoting factory inspection marks, but this particular gun does not (it does have a "4" on the upper right triggerguard).
My thought is this might be a late 1943 Ithaca receiver with a 1944 Ithaca slide? I'd really love to hear anybody's thoughts.
I hate to do this to you, but I have a SN range question. I have an Ithaca SN 12708XX that I'm having difficulty ascertaining a proper year for. Clawsons puts it in the "1943-1944" range leaning heavily towards 1944. Standard Catalog of Military Firearms has it as a 1943. The floor of the barrel chamber has the flaming bomb symbol typical of 1943 production, but the back of the slide does NOT have the same symbol you'd expect in a 1943 slide. Receiver does have the correct FJA mark.
Top of the receiver is unmarked (is this correct?).
Other side question... I know the Ithaca's typically have markings on the left triggerguard of various symbols denoting factory inspection marks, but this particular gun does not (it does have a "4" on the upper right triggerguard).
My thought is this might be a late 1943 Ithaca receiver with a 1944 Ithaca slide? I'd really love to hear anybody's thoughts.
