Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight 12 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun with 30" Full Choke Barrel and Game-Scene Engraved Receiver
This Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight is a 12 gauge pump-action shotgun built in the USA and marked with the classic Ithaca Gun Co., Inc. Ithaca N.Y. Model 37 and Featherlight rollmarks. It features an engraved/etched hunting-dog-and-birds game-scene on the receiver sides, a 30" barrel (user-stated) marked for a 2 3/4 chamber with a fixed Full choke, and Ithaca's bottom loading/bottom ejection design visible on the underside.
Condition
Overall Condition: Fair condition, showing extensive signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Bore Rifling: Good Rifling - Intact, well-defined lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: The barrel shows widespread finish loss. There are scratches and blemishes present. The bore is clean and shiny.
What’s Included
- Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight shotgun
Chambered in 12 gauge with a 2 3/4 chamber, this Model 37 is set up with a fixed Full choke as marked on the barrel. The user-stated 30" barrel has a plain profile with no ventilated rib visible, and it is fitted with a small front bead near the muzzle.
The Featherlight configuration is paired with checkered wood furniture, including a checkered wood pistol-grip stock and a ribbed/grooved corncob-style wood fore-end. A hard buttplate with molded/embossed "ITHACA" is installed on the stock.
Receiver sides feature engraved/etched game-scene artwork depicting a hunting dog and birds. Markings include "PROOF TESTED" along with barrel and receiver rollmarks noting model, gauge, chambering, and "MADE IN U.S.A."
Capacity is listed as 4+1. The year manufactured is reported as 1954, with a noted conflict indicating the user-stated serial number (535070) may fall in a 1953 range per an Ithaca serial-number table.