257

Ithaca Flues Model 4E Single Barrel Trap Shotgun

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 800.00 USD
Ithaca Flues Model 4E Single Barrel Trap Shotgun
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
Ithaca Flues Model 4E Single Barrel Trap Shotgun, #274302-T, 12 ga., 2-3/4'' chs., 34'' blue finish barrel with 7/16'' tapered ventilated rib, front and middle white beads, Full choke and automatic ejector; case-colored boxlock action has finer than average engraving patterns consisting of leaf scrolls and geometric borders with a trap shooting scene on the left side and an American Eagle and Shield on the right. The medium figure pistol-grip stock and button release target forend are semi-gloss finished with fleur-de-lis bordered checkering. Length of pull is 14-1/8'' over a Morgan black rubber adjustable recoil pad; weight is 8-1/2 lbs. Mfg'd ca. 1916. Condition is good as refinished with a bright bore and chamber, tight locking and strong ejector. Barrel blue is 95% over earlier pitting, and case colors have drifted to a gray patina. Screw heads and edges of floorplate are chaffed and upper tang is repaired at the tang screw. Stock varnish is applied over areas of worn checkering with two splits in the forend grain and slight warping and splitting at the stock head; forend has a non-functioning release lever. Est.: $500-$800. (C&R)