![]() In 1989, Remington purchased a design from Ithaca, the Mag-10 shotgun, which they produced as the SP-10.Īround 1877, brothers Lyman Cornelius and Leroy Smith went into business with William Henry Baker. Its hunting shotguns were known for their fine decorative work, typically waterfowl or hunting dogs. Its 12-gauge shotguns were the standard used by the Los Angeles Police Department and New York Police Department, and sold to the Royal Thai Army in the early 1980s to arm farmers against communist insurgents. Ithaca also produced the M1911 pistol during World War II and the M3 Grease Gun during the Korean War, both for the United States military. With the Flues-designed Ithaca double, which became the best selling American double of all time with more than 223,000 produced between 19, Ithaca effectively drove Remington out of the double gun market. Ithaca bought the patent in 1907 and upgraded the design to allow for mass production. In 1895 Emil Flues was granted Patent # 546,516, for a double-barreled shotgun with only three moving parts per barrel. They also purchased patents from other firearm designers. ![]() Ithaca became famous for building firearms based on expired patents owned by Remington Arms. Over the years, Ithaca made numerous firearms, most notably the Ithaca Flues double-barreled shotgun and the Ithaca 37 shotgun.
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