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ITHACA M37 TRENCH SHOTGUN (FACTORY "S" MARKED) Vietman
Hello,
New to this forum, but not new to collecting. GREAT INFORMATION HERE.
I'm pretty lucky to own this original factory "S" marked Ithaca Trench Gun. I can trace it back to the Ithaca Gun Company by the previous owner and I know this "Ol girl" is right as rain given all the fakes out there. I've had Les Hovencamp (Former head gunsmith @ Ithaca Gun) look at it and he said it was in 98% original condition and it still has traces of cosmoline on the receiver.
I have posted this on other forums and from what I understand Vietnam Ithaca Trench guns are in the higher 900,000+ serial number range, but there were a couple hundred factory "S" marked Trench Guns contracted for the United States Air Force. But I know there are other "S" marked Ithaca's maybe they were the riot shotguns.
Anyhow, I've seen various trench gun sale/auctions, but not any like this Ithaca so I curious of approximate value, but in addition to value I'd certainly like to hear any other information/knowledge of this trench gun and the difference between the trench & riot.
Thanks,
Steve