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SCARCE ITHACA 410 NID FIELD GRADE SXS SHOTGUN.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
SCARCE ITHACA 410 NID FIELD GRADE SXS SHOTGUN.

Cal. 410. S# 446788. It is estimated that fewer than 800 NID 410s were made. This gun has 26" bbls. w/ concave matted rib marked "SMOKELESS POWDER STEEL" & "MADE IN U.S.A." on tops. Bbl. flats stamped w/ S# & "4" (full choke). Case hardened NID boxlock action features automatic safety & dbl. triggers & is of early style w/ pin cocking indicators on top of action. Sides are marked w/ usual dog & company name & address. Relatively plain American walnut capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14" over ribbed hard rubber buttplate. Widely spaces point pattern checkering is at grip. Matching splinter forend has Deeley type release. MEASUREMENTS: bbls.: bore diameter: right: - .380 at muzzle, left: - 380 at muzzle. Choke restriction: right: full?, left: full?. STOCK: DAH: 2 5/8". DAC: 1 3/4". CAST: 0. WEIGHT: 6 lbs. 3 oz. CONDITION: good to very good. Bbls. retain most of what appears to be thin original blue. Considerably worn & silvered turning brown. Action retains traces of case hardening color in protected areas but is mostly gray/brown. Stocks retain most of an old oil refinish; sharp edges rounded, over some old marks & w/ a few subsequent. Bores are very fine, bright & shiny. Action is tight. Mechanically good. Old 2" crack in buttstock extending from trigger guard screw back toward comb which does not flex. (21-4595/MGM). CURIO. $1,500-3,000.