Value of Ithaca .410 double 1952?

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Would like to put my which I believe is an 1952 Ithaca .410 double up for sale but don't know what is fair price to ask, serial number is 463596 works out to be 1952 I believe gun is in prestine condition except for a few dings on stock, blueing is almost perfect, took to a gunsmith and he told me he would rate it at 98percent? If anyone knows what it's worth please let me know. Can send pictures
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Photo's would help. Then the other issues that could affect price are choke and if it is 2.5 and 3" or just 2.5". Unless you are buying cases of 410, such as a skeet shooter, 2.5" 410 is rather uncommon.

I believe that the common two 410 doubles one finds are the Stoegers, and CZ/Huglu. Think that new the Stoegers go for about $550 and the CZ about $1000. I have seen the more uncommon used Savage SXS in 410 be listed here for between 300-500, selling instantly at 300...lingering for a few btt and selling ultimately at the high end for ??

Would think that the price of a Ithaca...which is probably a SKB....in 3" in good shape should start about a new Stoeger...$550...to maybe $700. Field grade that is. If you have some providence for a up scale grade...more.

A Ithaca that is not 3" less. Also do not kid yourself to believing that the prices asked on Gunbroker or some other Google search American online sale are at all relevant to Canada. We do not get those prices here.
 
I would need to see good pics.I would also need to know the specs. Barrel lengths,chamber lengths,chokes and grade of the gun.there weren't many 410's made and condition is everything. I love 410's and would be interested. The US prices won't help,they get quite a bit more for doubleguns than we do.If your not going to put pics on this thread you can send pics to sdhill@cogeco.ca

Cheers Scott
 
There were lots of ####ty Spanish 410 doubles with external hammers. My neighbour said back in the late 40s and early 50s door to door sales man used to sell guns. He has a Spanish 410 from this era. It's quite crude. We need pictures!
 
Why do you "believe" it is an Ithaca? It will either have the name "Ithaca" stamped on it somewhere or it won't. If it does, it is, if it doesn't, it isn't.

If the gun is an Ithaca and is from the 1950's as you think, it will not be an SKB and it won't have been made in Japan.

While the advice to not imagine you will get the same money as the gun might fetch in the US is sound, the US prices are still worth knowing to understand what you may have in terms of desirability. Imagining that an early 1950's Ithaca NID SxS should be compared to Stoegers or CZ/Huglus or cheap Spanish guns is lunacy.

A very quick check of Ithaca NID's in relatively original condition in either 28 ga or .410 ga, shows asking prices that range from a low of $4000 to a high of $6500. These guns are rare and valued!

But before you have a heart attack, imagining you have just won the gun lottery, this is all speculation without photos. If you don't know how to post pics, PM me and I'll post them for you.
 
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canvasback said:
Why do you "believe" it is an Ithaca? It will either have the name "Ithaca" stamped on it somewhere or it won't. If it does, it is, if it doesn't, it isn't.

If the gun is an Ithaca and is from the 1950's as you think, it will not be an SKB and it won't have been made in Japan.

While the advice to not imagine you will get the same money as the gun might fetch in the US is sound, the US prices are still worth knowing to understand what you may have in terms of desirability. Imagining that an early 1950's Ithaca NID SxS should be compared to Stoegers or CZ/Huglus or cheap Spanish guns is lunacy.

A very quick check of Ithaca NID's in relatively original condition in either 28 ga or .410 ga, shows asking prices that range from a low of $4000 to a high of $6500. These guns are rare and valued!

But before you have a hearty attack, imagining you have just won the gun lottery, this is all speculation without photos. If you don't know how to post pics, PM me and I'll post them for you.
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Agree but it would have to be sold state side if it is one of the rare ones since you won't even get close to the low end value up here unfortunately
I have tried to get 1/2 of US value in the past few years here on some rare shotguns and could not even get a bite so ended up keeping some and sending the others state side to my brothers to deal with
Cheers
 
I know what you mean 3macs1, I was just trying to make the point that it's not a $500 Yildiz or Huglu.

And with the dollar trading around the low 80 cent range, those US valuations get a bump of 20% when converted into Canadian dollars. The OP may find it worthwhile getting the gun down to the US, if it's going to mean an extra 3K in his jeans. I know I would.
 
kamlooky said:
Your smith should of had a pretty good evaluation of this kritter.
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My experience is most smiths are relatively poor at valuations. They spend more time fixing guns than following the market. Not to say there aren't exceptions to that but those are two different skills/knowledge sets.

Now, evaluating a gun for condition/safety etc, that's a different subject.
 
Serial number 463596 gives me an Ithaca NID from 1937 when I look it up. That's if it's an Ithaca. As already mentioned, it will say Ithaca on the gun if it is an Ithaca unless maybe it was their long range series but the serial number does not fall into the long range sequence of numbers. If an NID from 1937 it is definitely worth much more than $500.00 even in this country.
 
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