New Ithaca Pistol

[nyantler]

Has anyone seen this yet?? What a good looking pistol... big price tag though.

Ithaca Gun Company announces the release of the new venerable Model 1911. Manufactured 100% right here in the USA at our factory in Upper Sandusky, OH.  We’ve applied the same quality principals that go into our shotguns to this outstanding firearm. Starting with the frame and slide that are hand lapped to exacting fit for the owner that demands a precision firearm. The 1911’s will be available in the first quarter of 2011 with prices starting at $1,299.

[MuzzyLoader]

  Didn't they make one years ago?

[nyantler]

not that I know of... and I did business with them when they were in NY

[MuzzyLoader]

Not that I'm old or anything Joe... but I thought they made a 1911 in the '40s (during WWII).  Maybe not though... sometimes I suffer from half-timers disease - unfortunately I suffer from it all the time.  :-\

Oh, and yes it is a good-lookin' pistol.

[Pygmy]

You are right, Jerry...

Ithaca was contracted to make M1911s for the government during WWII, along with Remington-Rand, Singer Sewing Machine and some others... Colt could not keep up with the demand..

The 45s that I trained on  in the Horseheads USNR center were Ithacas.. They are probably still there, in some some storage room on the Lake Road Reserve Center, if it is still there..

I don't get down there too much anymore..I break out in HIVES whenever I drive east of Corning... ...

My significant other gets me to the Arnot Mall now and then, but only under protest...

A little too URBAN for an old country boy like me.. ??? ...

[Mr VJP]

Since 2011 is the centennial anniversary of the Colt 1911 .45ACP pistol, there are a lot of companies making them again now.  We'll see if they keep making them after this year though.

Lots of special edition models out this year too.

[nyantler]

yeah by the statement on their site.. this is a new model 1911 resently reintroduced... how about that all the dealings I have done with them in the past I never knew they made a pistiol... see you do learn something new everyday.

[ny hunter]

Nice looking pistol.But a very high price tag.

[Geno C]

very nice looking gun, cant get over that price tag tho...  its not that nice lol

[Single_shot]

I have seen for some time now,the old warhorses selling for that or more.......so to me ,the price seems correct. Look at the prices on a new Kimber! That will activate the pucker muscles much.   It is a fine looking weapon and would'nt mind having one.....but priorities rule otherwise. You want to see something REALLY wild...check this out!

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=206871796#WINNER

[Dinsdale]

Seems like right in the market price IF it is a quality build. Under the Les Baer/Ed Brown/Wilson Combat offerings and above some of the mass produced standard guns......

With out handling one; how can build quality for the money be judged?

[Fantail]

Looks sweet - one of us with silly money needs to buy one

[Pygmy]

Tell ya what, Fantail...

Why don't you buy me TWO and then I can wear them in shoulder rigs and dress up like Bruce Willis in " Last Man Standing "...... ;D ....

[pistolp71]

Yup, they made them back in the 40's. I have one. I just recently re-blued it. It was handed down from the old man. That new one looks sweet though.

[nyantler]

Looks sweet - one of us with silly money needs to buy one

I have silly money... so little of it.. that it's silly.. I'll take 2

[NYDeer]

Sorta related, current American Hunter has a review of the 'new' Ithaca 37 pump shotgun,

and says they will service all Ithacas, regardless of who owned the company at time of manufacture..

[jhog1]

Yup, they made them back in the 40's. I have one. I just recently re-blued it. It was handed down from the old man. That new one looks sweet though.

Reblueing it was big mistake

[WNYBuckHunter]

Reblueing it was big mistake

Not if he isnt worried about collector value.

[pistolp71]

No, not really. The gun was already altered, so the collector value was already gone, and the old parkarized finish looked like ..... Looks much better now.

[rob1114]

Can't believe its a 100 years old! Awesome gun, wish I had one

[WNYBuckHunter]

One of these days Ill buy a 1911. I really like the Kimbers, these Ithacas are nice too. Wilson Combat make some super sweet 1911s as well.

[hunter]

I love the .45ACP. I would definitely go for a Kimber or a Gold Cup Colt before I would drop that much for an Ithaca. I think Remmington is making one and Browning is making a .22 version for a reasonable price just as a commemerative of the 100th anniversary. I have a gold cup and my brother has a commander gold cup. Talk about rare.

[jhog1]

Can't believe its a 100 years old! Awesome gun, wish I had one

It's actually older than 100 it was adopted by the US Armed forces on March 29, 1911 but it was Designed and built in the late 1890s, by John Browning