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Ithaca manufactured a short barrel pistol grip 20 gauge they sold as the Auto and Burglar Gun. What were the years of production? Ithaca Auto and Burglar pic & info Thanks
Does anyone know anything about the potential holster options that one had if they were to have one of these? I have seen a flap holster for an Ithaca shotgun and actually have a picture, but was it possible to get a big-time holster maker to actually make you catalogue-referenced sort of a rig for something like this?
There was a factory holster available, which adds up to $500 to the value of the gun, but I have no idea what it looked like.
I'm sure any custom holster or saddle shop, and most shoe shops would have been willing to make a holster for anything the customer wanted.
Getting such custom work done back in those days was easy, especially in shoe shops, of which there were plenty, and who were used to doing any leather work that came in the door.
Most of todays shoe shops are a pale imitation of the type of shops common up until the 1960's.
It's an evil Class 3, unless I'm confused. Tandy's sells a how-to book for holster making. You'd be looking at a very expensive custom holster for a gun you likely can't lug around. Making your own holster is a viable option though.
The Model 'A' with the spur is called a 'Flues Frame' grip. The spur prevents the recoil of the gun from causing it to roll in the hand and makes it much more comfortable to shoot. The sides of the reciever are nicely engraved with a hunting scene of dogs on point. This engraving was used on Ithacas standard side by side shotgun of which the Auto-Burglar gun is simply a cut-down version of that popular firearm. The workmanship is excellent with attention given to high tolerances. Early models should only be used with black powder loads....not that I've ever shot one or own one or even seen one.
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