New Ithaca 1911

[Lucion]

Haven't heard much about this yet. Anyone seen one?

The Ithaca 1911

 

[orange]

Principal of Operation: Blowback Action.

First - principle. I'm no English Nazi but that is supposedly a professional site.
Second - a blowback 1911. Oh really.

 

[Shooter1]

I have a match gun that uses a WW2 Ithaca slide and I believe its a great piece of gear. So I say a whole gun from Ithaca would be great

 

[WebSnyper]

I have a match gun that uses a WW2 Ithaca slide and I believe its a great piece of gear. So I say a whole gun from Ithaca would be great

Unless someone just bought/licensed the name to convince people of that very thing.

 

[rockhopper46038]

Wish they would have hired a competent copy editor.

 

[shooter521]

Just looked them up on one of our distributors' web sites... MSRP $1719.99; "street" price would be $1529.95.

 

[bwframe]

Just looked them up on one of our distributors' web sites... MSRP $1719.99; "street" price would be $1529.95.

Isn't that what this kind of stuff costs?
"Starting with the Carbon Steel Frame and Slide that are hand lapped to an exacting fit for the owner who demands a precision firearm."

 

[shooter521]

Isn't that what this kind of stuff costs?
"Starting with the Carbon Steel Frame and Slide that are hand lapped to an exacting fit for the owner who demands a precision firearm."

I don't have a friggin' clue about that, Burl; I'm a Glock guy, remember?

 

[bwframe]

I don't have a friggin' clue about that, Burl; I'm a Glock guy, remember?

Yet, I still ask your opinion on anything that goes bang.

 

[Keyser Soze]

My police department issues this gun as a backup. I love it. I never shoot it except to qualify and despite shooting my glock 22 all the time my score with this ithaca is just as good and sometimes better. It just feels great in my hand. Ive never seen one for sale. We got them from the military. The guy said they have 1,000s. Must be nice.

 

[shooter521]

My police department issues this gun as a backup. We got them from the military.

If you got your Ithaca 1911s from the military, they most likely date back to WWII and are not the same ones referenced in the OP (those are brand-new commercial production).

 

[Keyser Soze]

If you got your Ithaca 1911s from the military, they most likely date back to WWII and are not the same ones referenced in the OP (those are brand-new commercial production).

Well that stinks I was sort of hoping I could buy one identical to it.

 

[paintball_addiction]

My police department issues this gun as a backup. I love it. I never shoot it except to qualify and despite shooting my glock 22 all the time my score with this ithaca is just as good and sometimes better. It just feels great in my hand. Ive never seen one for sale. We got them from the military. The guy said they have 1,000s. Must be nice.

If you got your Ithaca 1911s from the military, they most likely date back to WWII and are not the same ones referenced in the OP (those are brand-new commercial production).

I sure hope this is the case. To me, spending $1500 on a backup pistol seems like the wrong way to be spending taxpayer money.

 

[Clay]

I don't have a friggin' clue about that, Burl; I'm a Glock guy, remember?

yeah, if you hand lap a Glock, it will melt!!!!!!

 

[Lucion]

Wonder if thay are going to do a bare GI model or as shown is your options.

 

[Bullfrog80]

Beautiful but should be at that price....

 

[CarmelHP]

Unless someone just bought/licensed the name to convince people of that very thing.

Right, the only thing this "Ithaca" has in common with the old "Ithaca" is the name. "Ithaca" has suffered a bumpy road in the last 30 some years.

 

[shooter521]

Right, the only thing this "Ithaca" has in common with the old "Ithaca" is the name. "Ithaca" has suffered a bumpy road in the last 30 some years.

Kinda like "Hi Standard". Or "Springfield Armory."

They ain't as good as they once was...

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Right, the only thing this "Ithaca" has in common with the old "Ithaca" is the name. "Ithaca" has suffered a bumpy road in the last 30 some years.

Kinda like "Hi Standard". Or "Springfield Armory."

They ain't as good as they once was...

The 1911 gurus over on GT seem to be pretty pumped about this pistol.

Not what they once was, perhaps, but the newest iteration of the company is making some darned fine products. AND if you have an old Ithaca shotgun that could use a re-blue? You can have them do it and restore it to factory-new spec. Ever see a pristine blue job on a M-37 featherlight or deerslayer? Hubba hubba!

-J-

 

[forkliftdave]

I like ithica guns but never had a ithica 1911. I didn't know till a couple of years ago that they made 1911s for ww2 . One off our truck driver said he had one. I had to look it up before I believe him. I would love to have one. Sorry I misspelled ithaca