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3520
$9,200.00
Revised: 3/6/2014 

Please Note: The beautiful heavy gloss finish is a later refinish.

*HIGH ORIGINAL CONDITION ITHACA KNICK 7 E SINGLE BARREL TRAP.

SN 400299T. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 32″ Bbl with raised, matted, ventilated rib is engraved “Ithaca Gun Co” on arched riband within field of scrolled olive leaves and olives on each side of breech section. SN and grade are on polished lump. Bbl flats are engine turned. Case hardened “Knick” type boxlock action is marked with SN, grade, and gauge on water table, is without safety, and has broad trigger with checkered finger blade. Action is engraved with large open scrolled olive leaves and olives, with stippled backgrounds, matching that on bbl with geometric borders surrounding vignettes of game with subjects gold inlaid; a pair of ducks flush from marsh on left side, and a pair of pheasants are foraging on right. Bottom of action is two color gold inlaid with heraldic eagle, and engraved “Made in U. S. A.” Trigger guard has gold inlaid portrait of white tailed buck and SN at grip. Striking feather crotch figured American walnut steel capped (engraved and gold inlaid with red gold flushing pheasant over yellow gold ground) long pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/2″ over Ithaca sunrise pad with aluminum base plate. There is fancy fleur-di-lis borderless checkering with additional fleur-di-lis through pattern at grip with flourishes into butt. Side panels are also checkered with fleur-di-lis motif. A gold inlaid shield on toe line is engraved with monogram “R V”. Matching flared beavertail ejector forend has Deeley type release. Bore diameter: .733. Bore restriction: .032 (Full). Minimum wall thickness: .048. Drop at heel: 1-7/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 8 lbs. 11 oz. LOP: 14-1/2″. Gun is accompanied by dark brown vinyl Browning case lined in brown faux fur. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbl retains approx 95% orig blue, silvered slightly on sharp edges, and with a few light marks. Action retains 85 – 90% orig case hardening color, silvered on bottom from normal hand wear. Stocks retain nearly all of their heavy gloss finish with a few minor marks. Bore is excellent. Action is tight. Ejector is strong. Case is excellent. An excellent example of this highly regarded trap gun. 4-50345 MGM251 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 3520


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014
Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.