ithaca 37 trench

[m1a1969]

i have a ithaca 37 serial # range is565### its blued with the wildlife scene on the both sides .On the left side of the reciever its stamped U.S. above that is a letter P and there is a letter P stamped of the barrel. The heat shield over the barrel is a reproduction one because it looks new.Does anyone know if this serial number would be in the range of a ithaca trench gun and what would it be worth without the original heat shied because I'm thinking of selling it or maybe trade it for a m1 garand in any cond as long as it shoots plus cash if need be.I'll try to put some picks up tomorrow .

 

[Jwirecom109]

Detailed pictures are going to help tell us what the shotgun is and how much its worth, i suggest posting some

 

[Missing Something]

Looks like it was built in 1954.

If it was proofed by the military it was most likely a riot gun that someone dressed up as a trench gun...

 

[teenahlake]

wildlife scenes huh, sound like walter mitty got his hands on it

 

[Brutus]

In 1962 Ithaca put several M37 M&Ps together for a military contract proposal. Called the Vietnam Model according to Walter Snyder's book.
But my book indicates they were all parkerized, with an S serial number prefix. With the US stamp is on the RH side of the receiver directly above the anvil factory proofmark, and P proof marks on the LH side of the barrel and just behind it another P on the upper receiver. During WW2 certainly blued guns with the wildlife scenes, were outfitted with the ventilated upper hand guard & bayonet mount, but as stated here, your serial number falls into 1954ish production. Now there were some Post WW2 military contracts and in the intervening years the records were lost unfortuneately. But from what information you have provided here, I think you have a copy of the Ithaca trench gun. Someone was trying to artificially pump up it's price. I feel pretty confident in saying, you have a strudy fixed barrel Ithaca with a neat attachment and that's it friend.

 

[m1a1969]

when I purchased the gun it had 3 grooves at the end of the barrel for a heat shield attachment and the serial number does have a s in it.the heat shield is a reproduction one

 

[m1a1969]

this gun is probably a repro that somebody did I didn't pay that much for it,it looks really cool though ,but it could be the real deal .I'll probaby just sell it

 

[TGC]

I looked on line, and yes they where made for the US governemnt with heat shield and bayonet, even a you tube vid on it

 

[Winchester-1897]

marked for interest

 

[Brutus]

I don't know what to say, other than this quote from page 97:

According to old Ithaca records an Ithaca serial number sequence commencing with S1000 and ending with S24399 was complimented with a government serial number commencing with 50000 and ending with 71999.

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[Brutus]

oops

 

[Brutus]

i have a ithaca 37 serial # range is565### its blued with the wildlife scene on the both sides .On the left side of the reciever its stamped U.S. above that is a letter P and there is a letter P stamped of the barrel. The heat shield over the barrel is a reproduction one because it looks new.Does anyone know if this serial number would be in the range of a ithaca trench gun and what would it be worth without the original heat shied because I'm thinking of selling it or maybe trade it for a m1 garand in any cond as long as it shoots plus cash if need be.I'll try to put some picks up tomorrow .

Without good pictures this is just, you know......

 

[Brutus]

Forget it, I've covered this well enough I think.