Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight 20 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun with 28" Barrel, Modified Choke, Factory Game Scene Engraving (1974)
This Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight is a U.S.-made 20 gauge pump-action shotgun from 1974, featuring a factory roll-engraved game scene on the receiver. It is marked for a 2 3/4" chamber and wears a plain 28" barrel with a front orange bead sight. Classic Ithaca details include the ROTO FORGED marking and Ithaca-branded buttplate and grip-cap inlay.
CONDITION
Overall Condition: Fair condition, showing extensive signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Specific Condition Notes: The metal shows widespread blemishes and pitting. The stock has a crack. The bore is clean and in great shape.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Firearm only
Built as a Featherlight Model 37, this Ithaca offers the slim, fast-handling profile the design is known for, paired here with a 20 gauge chambering and a 2 3/4" chamber. The receiver is factory roll-engraved with a line-art hunting scene depicting a dog and birds.
The 28" plain barrel is marked with a Modified choke designation (marked "MOD"). It is equipped with a front orange bead, providing a simple, quick sight picture. The shotgun feeds from a tubular magazine, with a listed capacity of 4+1.
Furniture is wood, with a checkered pistol-grip stock and matching wood forend. The gun is further identified by Ithaca markings including "PROOF TESTED," "MADE IN U.S.A.," and "ROTO FORGED," along with Ithaca-branded details on the buttplate and grip-cap inlay.
Year of manufacture is listed as 1974 based on the provided serial-number table lookup, placing this example in the classic Ithaca Gun Co. Inc. era of Model 37 production.