Ithaca model 49 wmr serial number#

Subscribe now or renew your subscription. Back issues are available.ĭon’t miss a single issue. A repeater, the Model 49R, was also offered as well as a WMR (Winchester Magnum Rimfire) version, the 49M. Its walnut stock and forend are original, but they are early smooth glossy finished, not press-checkered like the 1970s variants. We don’t see the Magnums very often like this one, the first one we’ve had in a decade or so.

Ithaca model 49 wmr serial number#

A faux loading tube is attached under the 18-inch barrel in the case of the single-shot version. Description: LG3055 Serial number is quite low on this Ithaca model 49 Saddlegun, 256000 range. Its lever action was intended to give a Western flavor and indeed its profile is reminiscent of a weapon the Duke might have carried, although, in his big hands it would have looked like a toy since it is much more diminutive than the Model 92 Winchesters he usually favored in the movies. Produced from 1961 to 1976 (some sources list 1979) this little rifle was plainly aimed at the boy’s market. One of the most interesting products from Ithaca is the M49. Rifle does appear to be unfired, does have bluing loss on both sides of front barrel band (see photos). Early production with 6 digit serial number. Hangtag, 18' barrel, Lever action single shot. Told the rifle was unfired and new in box when acquired. The Ithaca Gun company has transferred ownership several times and is still in business at its present site in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Ithaca model 49 in 22 Magnum Description: Rare find, Ithaca Model 49 in 22 Magnum. Some of the company’s more famous patrons were Annie Oakley and John Phillip Sousa.ĭuring World War Two, Ithaca made guns for the American military, including the M1911 pistol and M3 “Grease Gun.” The Model 37 shotgun was the standard for some police departments, including Los Angeles and New York. In 1916 the LeFever Gun Company was incorporated with Ithaca. Established in Ithaca, New York (hence the name) the company first produced shotguns. This Western-themed rimfire was popular in the 1960s and may be encountered today.Īlthough the Ithaca Gun Company is best known for its production of the iconic Model 37 shotgun, many other guns were produced over its long history dating back to the 1880s.