i have a 12 ga. ithaca hamerless shotgun (side-by-side) manufactured circa 1920's? or thereabouts. i bought the shotgun from my uncle for $125 last year... i wanted it because when i first moved out here, it was the gun i borrowed on my first pheasant hunt, and is responsible for my first pheasant.
i don't know anything about its history other than it is fairly old, shoots rather well, and is worth more than i paid for it... i do know that my uncle bought it secondhand many many moons ago. other than that, it seems to handle modern loads just fine (it has steel barrels, not damascus), and is fun to hunt w/, in spite of its weight.