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Ithaca factory records
Who holds this maker's production records today, whether a serial table exists at all, and what it costs to have the archive read them.
Ithaca is the rare case where you have two routes, and they are not the same kind of answer. The surviving records from the original Ithaca Gun Company were donated to Cody in 2020 by Walter Snyder, an Ithaca historian, so the ledgers are primary material held by an archive. Separately, the company carrying the Ithaca name today publishes its own transcription of serial ranges for its double guns from 1883 to 1948 — a secondary source, but a useful and free one. Notably, the charts admit where they are thin: there is a documented hole from late 1889 through 1891, and the Model 37 data comes partly from microfilm of shipping records held by ATF and from invoices found at the factory rather than from the ledgers.
Who holds the records today
Covers 1886 into the mid-1980s, with gaps; Lefever 1927–1939; Western Arms 1929–1939
Serial table published by the maker?
Published by the current Ithaca Gun Co. Covers the double guns 1883–1948 by model family, and says plainly where the records are missing.
Archive letter
Cost: $95 (non-member rate)
Waiting time: about six weeks from payment; members four business days for searches
Observed 2026-10-14 — confirm with the archive before ordering.
Can a serial number date a Ithaca?
Yes — the maker publishes a table, so a year can be estimated from the serial number against a source you can check yourself. The date is only as precise as the gap between two published entries, and manufacturers do not build in strict serial order.
Reference work
Ithaca Gun Company: From the Beginning — Walt Snyder. By the historian who donated the surviving records.
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