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Well on a resent trip up to the NE I went into a gun shop in Hookset NH and found something I "needed to bring home" with me.
Never own a Ithaca SXS before but it is tight and a 16ga so why not....
Anyway, not sure what I bought (other than a nice old SXS) The serial number is 379***, from what I can tell, I think it was made around 1936.
Any help or info on this would be appreciated.






missing the grip cap, need to find one for it

Looks like an Ithaca Flues Model. SN suggests 1924.

Thanks, I knew somebody would know

When looking the number up on my cell phone, it looked like the serial number and date read straight across. After your post, I went and looked again but turned my phone and you are correct, date was 1924.
Thank you for the help

Cool old gun !!!

Sometimes these old workhorse beauties just call your name from the rack.

Shot my first dove, quail, and grouse with an Ithaca Flues like that one that my Dad bought from his barber for $10; that had to have been in the early to mid 1930's. I still have it.

I have one of those too! 16 gauge, IC and Mod chokes. My father acquired it in the early 50s.

Flues Model Ithacas are nice guns. We had a 16 around the house when I was a boy. IIRC, they were replaced by the NID model in 1926. I shoot a NID 12 often now. It is very well made and handles great.

Gosh, that one looks almost new! What a great family heirloom.

I have one of almost the same vintage. I bought it about 10 years ago. 28 inch bbl, mod and full,2.5 inch chamber. Pretty much the only gun I use for grouse hunting ( if really nasty weather I use my Ithaca 37 in 16 ). My friend has the same but with 26 in bbl's. Great old guns

I really like 16's and 20's and most likely would have passed on this had it been a 12. Nothing wrong with a 12 mind you but I like the smaller ga's better.
I need to find (it is on my list of things to do) a grip cap for this one (as you can see in one of the pictures, it is missing)

You just cant beat the old SxS's regardless of make or gauge!!

As always, I greatly appreciate those who are intelligent enough to know how to spell Ithaca.

my 20 ga SxS is marked "Western Arms Branch Ithaca Gun" and is a 1940 made gun. It has taken a lot of small game and birds for me

What is the weight of a 20 ga in a 26” barrel if anyone knows? I am interested in one and have never seen anyone posting weigh of these older guns….was they built on smaller frames than the 12 gauge?

I have a Ithaca SKB 100 20ga with a 25" barrels which weighs in at around 5 3/4 lbs if I remember right. One of these days I will get one of the Ithaca NY produce SxS for now though I have a Japanese SKB 20ga and a 1950's M37 in 16ga.

My Dad left me a 1923 model 12 ga. Feels solid. How does these hold up to high powered shells?

If it was made in 1923 it is likely a Flues model. Still nice guns, they are not as strong as the NID which came out in 1926 IIRC. I believe that Ithaca 12’s made before 1926 sometimes had short chambers. Others may disagree but I would shoot low pressure 2.5in shells in a short chambered Flues. These are typically available from RST and sometimes from B&P. This assumes the gun is in sound condition. If it has Damascus barrels, then forget I said anything. I won’t wade into THAT discussion unarmed! Hope you enjoy Dad’s gun.

Every time someone is capable of spelling Ithaca correctly, they deserve recognition for it.