established in 1883
in Ithaca, New York
- firearms based on expired patents owned by Remington Arms
- also purchased patents from other firearm designers
- 1883 established the original Ithaca Gun Company
– original factory was located in the Fall Creek
– nearby waterfall supplied the main source of energy - 1895 Emil Flues invented a double barrel shotgun with only three moving parts per barrel
- 1907 Ithaca bought the patent and upgraded the design
– became the best selling American double of all time
– Ithaca drove Remington out of the double gun market - World War II produced the M1911 pistol
- Korean War produced the M3 Grease Gun
- 1967 was sold to Jerry Baldritch & Assoc
- December 1978 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- September 1985 filed bankruptcy a second time
- 1987 new owners Ithaca Acquisition, Inc.
– moved to King Ferry, New York - 1989, Remington purchased the Mag-10 shotgun
– they produced as the SP-10 - 2002 and 2004 moved 6,000 tons of lead-contaminated material
– with cost of $4.8 million - 2005 moved to larger facilities in Auburn, NY
- 2005 sold all assets, trademarks, and manufacturing rights to the Marshalls from Upper Sandusky, Ohio
- All prints, programs, and processing were converted to CNC
- March 2006 original factory was condemned only the smokestack remains
– lead Superfund remediation effort - June 2007 Dave Dlubak purchased the company
- 2015 more clean up necessary
- Annie Oakley used an Ithaca Flues model in her competition and exhibition shooting
- John Philip Sousa – the Sousa Grade, a shotgun in his honor
Ithaca Gun Company
420 N. Warpole Street
Upper Sandusky, OH 43351
419-294-4113
ithacagun.com
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