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Value on Older 12G Ithaca Model 37 featherweight

I have a 1954 looking to get values for sale. Original bluing has wear but still lots of bluing. Small pitted spot near the end of the barrel. About the size of a dime. Wood was refinished at some point. Functions great / cycles great / fires great.

Any help would be great. I don’t I’d it being older makes it more or less valuable ?
 
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Value on Older 12G Ithaca Model 37 featherweight

I have a 1954 looking to get values for sale. Original bluing has wear but still lots of bluing. Small pitted spot near the end of the barrel. About the size of a dime. Wood was refinished at some point. Functions great / cycles great / fires great.

Any help would be great. I don’t I’d it being older makes it more or less valuable ?
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Don't know if this helps but a buddy bought one yesterday, sounds very much like yours for condition, from a local gun shop and the asking was $269. Pretty sure my friend got some stuff thrown in...box of shells and a gun socks.
 
I just bought a fair condition 50's 37 for $250 and the seller said there were a bunch of others interested the same day within hours.
I can't see some re finishing of the wood(unless it 's a "Bubba" special job) dropping the price down that much if it's in the $300 plus or minus range.... There doesn't seem to be a collectible market that's hyper concerned about original condition featherlight's in the less then $300 price range.

Price of most guns seems to have gone up in the last year or two but the 37's are bucking the trend... For now.
inflation alone should bump up the asking price.
People will probably pay close to $125 for the walnut stock and forend sipped if they are in nice shape.
 
Any 2 3/4", 12 ga. pre-steel fixed choke shotgun in good to VG condition is in that $250 range. Old Wingmasters, Winchester Model 12's and the Ithaca 37. An old Wingmaster will sell quicker.

Cutting the barrel down to 20" or so will get you $50 more, at least. Has to have a bead.

With the 37, stay away from the first design, non slam fire, non disconnecting trigger. It will not slam fire, but trying to slam fire it will lock it up. A later trigger upgrade fixed that. Early production 37's were of the slam fire type.

There never was a fix for the Model 12 trigger, and when they wore a bit too much, they slam fired even when the trigger wasn't held down.

The 870 is your best bet, a quick barrel swap gets you going for steel, or slugs or stick on a 12" barrel and carry it in bear country.

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My son changed the look on my 870, it's a beast.

Just for the record, not a fan of a slam fire shotgun. I don't even like the term.
 
Older 37's with the serial number on the barrel do not have interchangeable barrels and are not worth as much as a 37 with the serial number stamped on the action which has interchangeable barrels.

Good old guns never the less.
 
What adds value to a 37 is features different than the old standard 30" FULL choke in 12 bore. 16 and 20 gauge guns bring higher prices. 26" and 28" barrels with chokes other than full ( IMP CYL, MOD) bring higher prices. Vent ribs and solid ribs add value. Deer slayers are always worth more and popular with slug shooters. Deluxe models in all gauges will fetch higher prices. The 37 is a lot of gun for the money they trade at these days.

Darryl
 
Sold a very nice one at the Hanna gun show last year, about $250. The guy that consigned it was looking at new prices and thought he would get $700. Had to show him the ones that were available before we could come up with a price.
 
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