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  Ithaca Gun Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ithaca Guns, USA LLC is a manufacturer of high-quality shotguns and rifles, founded in Ithaca, New York in 1880.
In the Spring of 2005, the indebted Ithaca Gun Company closed its doors and its assets were sold at auction in November of 2005.
Ithaca also produced the M1911 pistol and the M3 Grease Gun for the United States military during the Second World War.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ithaca_Gun_Company   (247 words)

  
 Ithaca 37 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ithaca 37 is a pump-action shotgun made in large numbers for the civilian, military, and police markets.
Finally, since shells load and eject from the bottom, operation of the gun is equally convenient from either side of the gun.
Following the First World War, the Ithaca Gun Company was searching for a pump-action shotgun to produce, primarily to compete with the Winchester Model 12.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ithaca_37   (721 words)

  
 Ithaca Gun reloads in Auburn
AUBURN - Ithaca Gun Company, long eyeing a move from its plant in King Ferry to Auburn, is now operating from the former Johnston Paper facility on Allen Street in the city's industrial park.
She said Ithaca Gun opened on Allen Street April 25 with help from the city's office of planning and economic development.
Ithaca Gun Company earlier this year had a $12,000 judgment filed against it by a Watertown educational television station because the gun manufacturer had agreed to underwrite a hunting show, but never paid.
www.auburnpub.com /articles/2005/05/06/news/news06.txt   (324 words)

  
 Ithaca Gun office empty, phones disconnected
The Ithaca Gun phone number has been disconnected and the company's parking lot is empty, but a member of the management team said the business has not ceased operating.
Ithaca Gun had moved from its longtime home in King Ferry to the former Johnston Paper plant on Allen Street in late April.
The Citizen heard from a gun owner frustrated because the company was repairing one of his guns and he was unable to find out what has happened to it.
www.auburnpub.com /articles/2005/06/10/news/news05.txt   (401 words)

  
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The latest incarnation of the company was born in the spring of 1996 when a group of Ithaca, New York-based investors purchased the assets and tooling of the defunct Ithaca Acquisition Corporation from the bankruptcy court and formed Ithaca Gun LLC.
With their financial demons at bay, the companies should be able to focus on product, we decided, so we set up a head-to-head comparison of patterning, function, feel, features, and aesthetics using the Ithaca Gun M37 Turkeyslayer and Savage 210F bolt-action turkey model shotgun.
The new Ithaca Gun LLC is concentrating its efforts totally on variations of the M37, with the Turkeyslayer its first new-product introduction.
www.gun-tests.com /performance/may97FTslayer.html   (2248 words)

  
 Alphecca: Ithaca Gun Co. Closes
Ithaca Gun Company has been struggling for years and apparently they are throwing in the towel.
Ithaca Gun had missed its May and June payments on the loan, for which it had put up its equipment as collateral.
The gun company, which had operated on a 2-acre site on Ithaca's Lake Street continuously since 1880 manufacturing shotguns, went bankrupt in the 1980s and was bought by new owners in 1989 and relocated to King Ferry.
www.alphecca.com /mt_alphecca_archives/001377.html   (1080 words)

  
 Ithaca -- History of Ithaca and Tompkins County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ithaca was planned by Simeon DeWitt, the State Surveyor General, and it was named by him in 1804 because of its location within the Town of Ulysses - the ancient Greek whose home was on the island of Ithaki.
But this changed in 1817 when Ithaca became the seat of a new county named for Daniel Tompkins, once governor of the state, Vice President of the United States, and architect of the Emancipation law that went into effect in 1827 ending slavery in New York.
Ithaca Hours: Founded in 1991 by Paul Glover, Ithaca Hours serve as an alternative currency that is honored locally by over 400 businesses and known internationally as an important innovation.
ci.ithaca.ny.us /index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={480C93FC-88B9-4C3D-811D-BD7EE0E3F926}&DE={0F21E16C-E234-456D-8841-FF5C2F491300},   (1041 words)

  
 The Ithaca Journal - www.theithacajournal.com - Ithaca, NY
ITHACA — Todd Johns sent his gun, which was given to him by his father, to Ithaca Gun Company for repairs in January.
Andrew Sciarabba, a major investor of Ithaca Gun Company, said the company is trying to repair what it can and ship back what is in their factory.
The Ithaca Journal was unable to verify an e-mail address for an Ithaca Gun official said to be helping customers with guns at the plant.
www.theithacajournal.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050701/NEWS01/507010346/1002   (553 words)

  
 Ithaca Guns USA, LLC Home
Ithaca Guns' precision metal fabrication and quality wood components reflect the pride and workmanship of the craftsmen and artisans that laid the foundation for our 120 year history.
To read how you can go about purchasing a gun, parts, or service, and also to learn about our plans for bringing Ithaca guns to a store near you, please CLICK HERE or on the picture at the left.
Although we are not legally obligated to recover guns which were lost, neglected, or overlooked by the people involved with this company before we bought it, we here at Ithaca Guns USA, LLC would like to act as a mediator between said people and Ithaca owners whose guns were not returned to them.
www.ithacagunsusa.com   (1157 words)

  
 For Sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ithaca produced receivers can be found intermixed in this serial number range and are identified by their crude appearance with rough tool marks and misshape trigger guards for example.
This pistol was in the shipment from Ithaca Gun Company to the Transportation Officer - Rock Island Ordnance Center - Rock Island Ordnance Depot - Rock Island, Ill.
Gun is mint in the original shipping carton with two wrapped mags.
www.model1911a1.com /Guns-For-Sale.htm   (1305 words)

  
 Gun Engraving with Ithaca Gun, Henry Repeating Arms and American Doubles       
Ithaca Gun Co. LLC engraving by Stephen L. Olin for the National Firearms Museum
Stephen Olin does not do gun engraving on pistols before 1898 production year but he is the gun engraver for Ithaca Gun Company.
   Stephen also is the gun engraver for R L Hammond and Company. .  Gun engraving has been a passion for Stephen Olin for over 20 years but Stephen did not offer gun engraving on modern guns until 1990 and went full time in gun engraving shortly afterwards.
www.stephenolin.com   (376 words)

  
 Shot Guns, Gun Books, Gunbooksales.com, Mail order
The story of the Ithaca Gun Company begins with a country boy from Center Lisle, NY, who walked laboriously with two crutches because he had, through illness, lost the use of both legs.
Divided into two sections, the first on the art of guns and gunmaking and the last on the art of shooting, this book is, as McIntosh himself writes, "a celebration of the gun." A celebration no lover of fine doubles should miss.
Despite the quality of the guns they produced, the Parker Gun Company still had problems in the later years and finally succumbed to the combined effects of the 1930's depression and, eventually World War II's effect on all quality gun manufacturers.
www.gunbooksales.com /shotgun.htm   (1189 words)

  
 24 Hour Campfire: Ithaca Gun Company
I once had a gun dealer tell me that Ithaca's were fine guns but he didn't handle them because he didn't like dealing with Ithaca Company.
I have both the Browning BPS and Ithaca M37, both in 12 ga. I prefer the M37, lighter and seems to balance better for me. Both are good guns.
My Ithaca M37 is the older 2/3 inch only chamber too, but I sent it back to Ithaca to have it fit with 26" vent rib barrel w/ screw-in choke tubes because I want choke tubes.
www.24hourcampfire.com /ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=504506   (607 words)

  
 Ithaca Gun's Model 37
Ithaca Gun Company factory trained gunsmith repairs all Ithaca Gun  Model 37 shotguns.
Ithaca Gun left creditors with several hundred thousand dollars in debt.
Ithaca Gun began production in 1880, and soon became known for making  fine doubles and pump shotguns such as the Deerslayer and Deerslayer II.
www.ithacas.net   (262 words)

  
 EPA Region 2 2003 News Releases: EPA to Resume Cleanup Work at Ithaca Gun Company Site This Week   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Ithaca Gun Company was in operation from 1880 to 1986 as a manufacturer of firearms and munitions.
Spent lead shot from the testing of firearms was disposed of onto steep-sloped property adjacent to the gun factory.
The City of Ithaca owns the property down gradient of the gun factory in the millrace and gorge areas.
www.epa.gov /region02/news/2003/03057.htm   (516 words)

  
 Congressman Sherwood Boehlert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Steve Skrubis, Director of Marketing and Development for Ithaca Gun Company LLC said, “As a small business engaged in the firearms industry, the passage of this bill directly affects our employees, as well as our ability to continue to conduct business within the regulated guidelines of our industry.
Today, with the fast pace and rush-rush mode that is evident in just about everything, it’s refreshing to know that every Ithaca Gun is still finished and assembled in the same way as it was over 100 years ago, by the hands of a skilled Ithaca Gun maker.
Remington Arms, The Ithaca Gun Company and Dan Wesson Firearms are three classic examples of responsible American companies that take pride in producing quality products, while at the same time employing thousands of men and women.
www.house.gov /boehlert/gunmanupass.htm   (835 words)

  
 The Sportsman's World Working for your bird By Leon Archer
The company has made an amazing comeback from what looked like oblivion, and it promises to continue to be one of the quality shotguns of the 21st century.
The story of the Ithaca Gun Company is worth telling, and I plan to do just that in the near future in my column.
Ithaca is not sold in the large chain stores.
www.valleynewsonline.com /news/2001/0428/Sports/94.html   (709 words)

  
 Never Yet Melted » Ithaca Gun Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Ithaca Gun Company was founded in Fall Creek, NY in 1883 by the renowned American arms designer William Henry Baker, in partnership with Leroy & Lou Smith, George Livermore, J.E. VanNatta, and Dwight McIntire.
Field grade Ithacas were inexpensive, but they were rugged and simple, and were famous for their fast lock-time.
Ithaca guns were used by Annie Oakley, John Phillip Souza (Ithaca’s most opulent productions were once called their “Souza-grade”), George Marshall, and Dwight Eisenhower, and admired by such well-known sporting writers as Charles Askins, Elmer Keith, and Michael McIntosh.
neveryetmelted.com /?cat=68   (570 words)

  
 Democracy NOW!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Gun retailers across the country report significant increases in gun sales, particularly to first-time buyers.
Beretta, the oldest gun manufacturer in the world, just released their latest gun -- a limited edition 92F, 9 mm "United We Stand" pistol, which features a laser etched gold American Flag and the words "United We Stand." They will make a total of 2001 commemorative pieces.
At a December 6 hearing Ashcroft declared that FBI checks of gun records "would violate the privacy" of the foreigners being detained on suspicion of possible connections to the September 11 hijackers.
archive.webactive.com /pacifica/demnow/dn20011212.html   (1303 words)

  
 Historic Firearm of the Month, April 2000
Ithaca Gun began to actively seek involvement in the pump gun market in 1930.
Additionally, the Ithaca shotgun eliminated the milled steps at the forward sides of the receiver that was characteristic of the Remington Model 17.
Ithaca Gun's patent attorney reported back indicating that after the June 15th, 1932 expiration of the Browning patent, no further patent related obstacles would prevent the manufacture of the new gun.
www.cruffler.com /historic-april00.html   (995 words)

  
 Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ithaca, and similar colleges nationwide, do a disservice to students when they fail to bring prominent speakers with differing views, offer diverse coursework, and promote an atmosphere where students feel comfortable learning about a...
ITHACA--According to the Ithaca Journal, a pair of Ithaca-area lesbians were able to conceive and birth triplets through in vitro fertilization and a sperm bank donor.One mother, Kathy Zoner, is the assistant director and captain of the Cornell University Police.
Ithaca's two colleges, Cornell U and Ithaca College (which flies the gay flag over its campus), insure that a disproportionate amount of "ivory tower liberals" dominate the city.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=ithaca   (2158 words)

  
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Lead-tainted soil at the former Ithaca Gun Company is now cleaned up to acceptable levels, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Ithaca Gun Company manufactured firearms and munitions between 1880 and 1986.
The company disposed of spent lead shot from the testing of firearms on a steep-sloped property adjacent to the gun factory.
www.empirestatenews.net /News/20041030-1.htm   (389 words)

  
 EPA Region 2 2002 News Releases: EPA to Begin Site Work Preparation at Ithaca Gun Company Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The City of Ithaca owns the property commonly referred to as Ithaca Falls, a popular swimming and fishing area of Fall Creek below the former plant property.
EPA’s sampling of the area confirmed the finding and the movement of the contamination from the former gun facility onto the Ithaca Falls portion of the property.
EPA will schedule public availability sessions in Ithaca before the actual cleanup gets started to present and discuss the extensive work and the health and safety plan the Agency has developed for this project.
www.epa.gov /r02earth/news/2002/02020.htm   (481 words)

  
 Cybershooters Links
As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun.
Games played with the ball and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.
Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks." - Thomas Jefferson, 1812, in a letter to his nephew, from the Encyclopaedia of T. Jefferson, p.
www.cybershooters.org /links.htm   (292 words)

  
 Congressman Sherwood Boehlert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
WASHINGTON, D.C. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-New Hartford) today held a press conference at the Ithaca Gun Company in King Ferry, NY to discuss legislation affecting the firearms manufacturing industry.
In addition, Rep. Boehlert and Ithaca Gun officials discussed the tremendous growth of the Ithaca Gun Company, under its new leadership, during the last eight months.
The gun manufacturing industry is an important employer in my district and I want to do all that I can to help them succeed,” said Boehlert.
www.house.gov /boehlert/ithacapress.htm   (272 words)

  
 Ithaca Times - Front Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Two Ithaca College graduates, Margot Leitman and Giulia Rozzi, will be performing a stand-up comedic act to conclude the March celebration of Women's History Month.
Ithaca's special brand of Earth Day after-party will look almost as though it belongs in Los Angeles this year.
Here we are- first week of spring, snow on the ground, temperatures are struggling to stay above freezing, high school teams have yet to set foot outside, and the Ithaca College softball team has already played 14 games.
www.zwire.com /site/news.asp?brd=1395   (350 words)

  
 Comments on 13157 | MetaFilter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ithaca Gun Company is selling its Homeland Security model for ``our current time of national need.'' The Beretta gun company has its ``United We Stand,'' a 9- millimeter pistol bearing a laser- etched American flag.
Since the gun was loaded with a "safety slug", (the slugs explode when they hit a target) what would have been a relatively minor wound (with a normal bullet) was turned into a critical one.
I don't want people to buy guns because it gives them some illusory sense of security - that is ignorant and dangerous and only places guns in the hands of people who are generally unfamiliar with their use and safety precautions.
www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/13157   (1586 words)

  
 Modern Firearms - Shotgun Ithaca 37
The Ithaca model 37 shotgun is one of the oldest pump action shotguns still in production.
It was introduced in the 1937, and was based on the design patented by John M. Browning in 1915 and improved by Harry Howland of Ithaca Gun Co in 1931.
Originally Browning sold his design to the Remington Arms Co, but later Ithaca Gun Company bought this design from Remington and began to build its own shotguns.
world.guns.ru /shotgun/sh22-e.htm   (332 words)

  
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Bentley and Playfair (Isaac Hollis and Bentley and Playfair amalgamated 1911).
THOMAS BAILEY of Birmingham in the County of Warwich, Gun Maker.
From the slide-action hammerless to the single-barrel and double-barrel guns, hammer and hammerless.
www.armorypub.com /catalogs.htm   (1350 words)

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