^Lot 172a Ithaca 4E Knickerbocker 12 Ga #400509T

Ithaca Model Knick Grade 4E Engraved 12ga Single Barrel Trap Shotgun. Manufactured 1926. 34" vent rib barrel, replaced red fiber optics front sight and small white mid bead. Features hand engraving throughout the receiver, upper tang, lower tang, trigger guard, and metal accent pieces. The flanks of the mono-forged barrel block has star burst patterns and line border engraving. All matching serial numbers. The left side of the frame has floriated elements and a man in a field, shouldering a firearm. The underside of the frame, underside of the trigger guard and right side of the frame have more floriated engraving and the right features an eagle holding arrows, both flanks read “ITHACA GUN CO". The belly of the butt stock has a German silver shield inletted marked "G". The stocks are two-piece carved and checkered walnut with beavertail forend, ebony insert in fore tip, capped pistol grip, straight comb. In production from 1922 until the last Knick was made in 1982, 5740 were produced. By 1935 the Knick in the hands of able shooters won the Grand American Handicap six times. The bore is very good/bright, the blue barrel is about 85% with muzzle wear, scratches/rubs, handling loss on the bottom metal, receiver has small traces of case color, the stock is overall very good/sound with some wear to the grip checkering, Pachmayr vented rubber recoil pad. Barrel locks-up tight. LOP-14 3/4".
NRA Condition-Good/Modified. C&R Firearm.