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Lot 93
RARE ITHACA GRADE 4E 10 GAUGE MAGNUM
Sold
$4,800
Starting Bid: $1,750
Est.
$3,500 - $5,500
Live Auction
Fine Sporting Arms Auction
Description
SN. 500855. Made with 32” unmarked best fluid steel bbls, 3-1/2” chambers, that have matted concave top rib with twin ivory beads(mid bead broken at stem). Engine turned bbl flats with SN and “4” grade designation. Large beavertail forend checkered in point pattern with triangular ebony tip. Forend with lightly engraved and blued Deely latch release and irons. Inside of stamped with SN and grade designation as well as “1” towards muzzle end of iron. Robust magnum boxlock action beautifully engraved, likely by McGraw, in shaded floral leaf pattern with pheasant in field scene on right, flying duck in marsh on left and shaded floral scroll on bottom. Bbl fences with diamond geometric design. Top of frame punch dot shaded, top lever with open floral scroll. Gun made with factory original Miller SST, auto ejectors and non-auto safety. Mounted with a nicely figured piece American Walnut which is fleur-de-lis pattern checkered through the wrist, has very rare ball grip and terminates with what appears to be its original Hawkin’s brand pad. Unengraved gold oval @ toe line. WEIGHT: 11lbs. 7oz. Min. Wall Thickness: .068(Both). Bore Diameter: .775(Rt) .773(L). Bore Restriction: .004(Rt) .020(L). DAC: 1-5/8”. DAH: 2-5/8”. LOP: 14-1/8”.
Condition
CONDITION: Very good to excellent for this model and configuration. Bbls with about 75% of their toning original blue. Forearm is very good checkering beginning to thin at carry point, has scattered handling marks and finish flecking, there is a tiny loss on the left side of the forearm at the rise. Receiver with more than 35% of its very pretty original rainbow case color. Receiver does have some mild oxidation. Trigger guard with more than 60% of its original blue. Buttstock with scattered finish chips, has small beginning grain separation on right side, small repair behind top tang and retains about 70% of what appears to be its original finish, checkering has thinned just a touch. Pad is still supple with crackling at heel and staining. Bores are brilliant and shiny. Mechanics are fine. A very rare useable optioned magnum! C&R.