- Police ithaca model 37 featherlight value serial number#
- Police ithaca model 37 featherlight value full#
Not all were police issued ,normally a police issue would have some kind of cataloging numbers on it somewhere. It is parkerized, has an extended 7 rd mag tube and fits 1 in the chamber.
The police special was designed for home defense and police use In other countries I've seen a metal pin welded in the mag tubes to limit round capacity. In the states they come with a duck plug that can limit capacity to 2 in mag 1 in chamber for hunting. The main feature of the police special is its extended magazine tube.Ī typical m37 including military guns holds 5 rds 4 in mag tube and 1 in chamber The barrel should be removable as don stated. They are essentially civilian guns in all respects.ĭeerslayer/police specials don't carry any choke designation, they are made to shoot slugs and buckshot. Police specials will not carry any special proofmarks There is a difference between military models and police specials. Yours is a great gun and hope you enjoy it for many years. That is the biggest change in the gun since 1937. Any 37 from 1963 (serial number 855,000) or newer can use interchangable barrels. The new models are all that way, but yours it was a option. You model is a Mag model and that means it takes 2 3/4" and 3" shells. If you remove the end cap, becareful as there is a spring in there and it will be tight. Inside your magazine tube there shoud be a plug, that limits the mag to just 2 shells. (crank the forearm back to the reciever, screw in the magazine cap till the barrel tag is free, turn the barrel quarter turn, and remove. I wouldn't advise shooting stell out of it, but then it isn't a waterfowl barrel. It is most probably a smooth bore as a rifled bore is less common in those years. So hello and welcome, and thank you in advance for any replies. I have managed to shoot this shotgun a few times, all I know I love it and its very special to me now! Definitely one to keep. What year builds are considered better than others, I know Ithaca has been taken over in various forms over the years. If someone could also tell me more about its history in general please (the DS Police Special) particularly, or link me to any other web pages. If there anyway I can find out more about its history? Would this shotgun been issued to a US Police force during its time and which one? In order to comply with UK law the shotgun's mag tube has been restricted to 2+1.
Police ithaca model 37 featherlight value full#
Would this model have a fixed or removable barrel? The shotgun is a fixed choke barrel, would anyone know if these were fixed to cylinder bore or full bore? Is there anyway to confirm this? I have already tried out its slam fire function, it has it and it works
Police ithaca model 37 featherlight value serial number#
I was told this is a 1982 model, I have shown the serial number below. These are very rare here in the UK and little is known about them, so I thought I would come to the source for some answers. I am from the UK and have recently purchased a Model 37 DS Police special. First post on the site, so please forgive my lack of knowledge and naivety.