The Other Trench Gun

[Talyn]

The Ithaca Model 37 Trench Gun

POTD: The Other Other Trench Gun - Ithaca Model 37 Trench Gun

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have the classic Ithaca 37 Trench gun. Among American combat shotguns, the Ithaca Model 37 trench gun remains

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[Bassbob]

I have a 37. Not a "Trench" model though. A featherlight. Nice quail gun.

 

[Mr.W.]

I put a little time behind one, many moons ago. Nice shotgun, for one less ubiquitous even back in the day.

 

[HayesGreener]

We had a number of 37 riot guns at my PD along with 870's. I also saw some of them in Southeast Asia. Good dependable shotguns. If you ever watch 1-Adam-12 reruns, the shotgun Reed often deploys is a 37

 

[ex13F]

I've never owned an Ithaca shotgun myself. Some friends had a couple for bird hunting back in the day. Only time I was ever issued a shotgun in the Army it was an 870. Several years ago I had a gunsmith friend of mine in Colorado fix up an 870 for me. I didn't care for the way Remington did their chokes so I had him thread it for Win-Chokes and port the barrel and then put a breacher choke on it just for looks mainly. Years later those little Shockwaves came out and I remember thinking that when I was a youngster I was told "Them there Texas Door Openers was eelegal boy, don't git cawt with one." Well anyway mine isn't a trench gun, more likely just a ditch gun.