1920’s Ithica and Perdasoli Howdah

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The 1920’s Ithica Auto & Burgler gun is classified as a NFA weapon and requires a tax stamp to transfer it. No different than transferring a machine gun. In fact if you find a non-registered Ithica Auto & Burgler gun in an attic somewhere you would have the same problems as if you found a non-registered 1930’s Thompson Machine Gun in the attic.

The Perdasoli Howdah is an Italian import replica of the 1920’s Ithica gun. As far as i can gather its for the most part operationally identical to its 1920’s predecessor. Yet the Perdasoli Howdah is NOT an NFA gun. No registration and no tax stamp needed! I have been unable to find any reason why one is NFA and other isn't.

Does anyone have any information on this?

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The old Ithaca Burglar gun is a double barreled smooth bore shotgun with short barrels and a pistol styled grip, typically chambered in 12 or 20 gauge.

The Pedersoli Howda is a double barreled pistol with rifled barrels chambered in .45/410. So it is chambered in .45 (Long) Colt that can also fire 410 Bore shot shells.
 
I guess there is a coolness factor, but the reality is there are several revolvers that will do the same thing for half the price, half the size, and several more shots.
 
Speedo66 said:
I guess there is a coolness factor, but the reality is there are several revolvers that will do the same thing for half the price, half the size, and several more shots.
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I will give ya that, even though i own one revolver, im not much into revolvers. The only revolver i have is the Ruger Super Redhawk 454 and thats to just to get the power of a 454 cartridge with the capability of 45 colt as well.

I like the Perdasoli for the coolness factor. I do like older antique style guns with longer barrels, big fan of the Henry Mares Leg, as well as other lever action rifles as well. Plus one other thing i like about it, is it borderlines a NFA gun! Without all the trouble of having an NFA gun!
 
It would appeal to me more if it were a large gauge, 20 would do. But finding and firing a rifle or pistol cartridge big enough to fit a rifled 20 gauge barrel would be difficult and frightening. lol

I wonder if just rifling 20 gauge barrels would be sufficient to get around the NFA restriction? But perhaps a rifled bore that big would get you into destructive devices if you couldn't prove sporting intent?
 
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