Tag: Ithaca Model 37

It’s a World War firearm, originated in the U.S. and losing it market for its comparatively higher price.

It’s a pump action riot version Shotgun with a pistol grip. Bataan Modelo 71 is its variant. Ithaca is 760-1006mm long, and its barrel is 330mm long. Its weight varies for it models. It uses a 12 or 16 or 20 or 28 gauge cartridges. It’s convenient for both hands and hits it target effectively within its range (depends on its models). It needs manual operation to reload and use tubular magazine.

The same U.S. firearm designer, John Moses Browning, who designed M1911 pistol, Browning Auto-5, Browning automatic rifle, also designed Ithaca Model 37 to save humanity (he is a Moses after all). His inventions awarded him twice. The manufacturer of this shotgun is Ithaca Gun Company and Industrias Mercati. Together they are contributing to this shotgun since 1933. The home (origin) is United States.

Ithaca’s use is decreasing day by day, for Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 servers its purpose better in a lower price. However, it’s used in the Los Angeles Police Department, in the New York City Police department, in the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department and by numerous other police, military, and agencies, and for personal protection. It was used both in the World War I and II.