Pot metal. (Zamak) zinc alloy. Not liked by me. (machined steel and walnut snob) Neat little gun though. Best friend had one in the 60's. Fun to shoot. Not an ammo waster. Great starter gun.

JMHO

AC

 

Believe it was their mdl. 66. Drop the lever and the front of the breech block pivots down to load/unload.

 

I had one in .22 mag. about '67-'68 & it was a fun little gun & reasonably accurate. You had to make sure of your first shot on a varmint though!
The ammo was a little expensive (compared to .22LR), but you did not use much with a single shot.
A buddy had a ,22 mag pistol & coveted it, so I ended up giving it to him. as I moved out of my rural home to urban at the time. I believe that revolver was also pot metal & of German origin.

 

I've seen a few of them and they've always looked intriguing but the ones I've seen have always been for sale or sold (when seen on an auction) for more than I was willing to go for.

 

I think 22 was model 49. It's a Martini type action. I have one in parts pile that I gutted for parts. It has nice Stock & forend but I think it's oak, not walnut. I fixed a beat up one for a local kid. Extractor was weak point in these. I McGivered a extractor by using false mag tube for a SA revolver type extractor for manual ejection. I would like to be a fly on the wall in some Smiths shop if it ever ends up in one. Main shaft was the brass rod from a toilet rebuild kit. Worked perfect and looks official, fancy brass nut from light fixture in front of forearm. Short stroke with finger ejects, like cocking a 63 Win.

 

I believe those are or are becoming somewhat of a collectors piece. My LGS made mention of them during a visit one day. Just my two cents.

 

I bought one many years ago (mid 1980's), and it has been a very fine starter rifle for my kids and grandkids. Still have a couple of grandkids too small for it, but their time is coming!

 

Sure did. and Sears had one too. my brother still has it.

 

got one years ago and love it. I eventually had to replace the firing pin $14.00. It is a nice heavy rifle and great for learning.

 

I'll have to give it a better look if it is still there. The tag said $200.

 

$200 dollars,!!! For a Ithaca 49? Seems a bit high to me. They did make a repeater too that was a m72 , I think , of same quality and looks of the single shot.

 

I inherited 2 of them from my father-in-law. I kept the best one and traded the other. Nice safe rifle.

DRSLYR

 

That was my first squirrel gun. My older brothers gave it to me on my 12th birthday. I hunted with it until I joined the Army. A great little fun rifle. Only problem I had was the extractor pin, I just pulled spent shells out with my pocket knife and didn't even think about it. I had some great adventures with that rifle, killed a ton of squirrels, rabbits, ground hogs, ****, possum and even quail. My younger brother "lost it" while I was in VN on my second tour. I still miss it.

 

look for another one. it would bring back some nice memories.

 

I've had the repeater-version, the Ithaca Model 72 since about 1974-76-ish when I saved up my own money and bought it from the hardware store in town, complete with a basic Weaver rimfire scope. Both of them are still going strong. Weak points? Well, none actually. I've never had a single broken item on mine despite being disassembled and maintained by a kid. One of the "I'll never part with" firearms in my collection.

 

My older brother got the Model 49 for his birthday when he was 13 or 14. I went with my Dad when he bought it at JC Penney. Sometimes he would even let me shoot it. His extractor failed too. I've seen a couple at gun shows and the finish seemed to be flaking off the receivers.

Keith

 

I had a 49 many years ago. I paid 50.00 for it new. It was marked 22lr and split every case I ran through it. One day it dawned on me to see if it would chamber a 22 mag round. It did and never split another case. My dad took it away when he found out about the mis-stamped barrel, said it was not safe to have around. He did buy me a replacement though. Browning BL22. That was a nice rifle. Kinda missed the magnum though.

 

Yes, that's the rifle and Erma sold the same rifle through Navy Arms and I think two other company names before Ithaca bought rights. Ithaca also had a tube feed semi auto 22 Rifle X15. Fairly nice gun but I'm not sure if it was made in house or farmed out.

 

I am pretty sure the X15 was a last ditch effort while what was left of Ithaca Gun was still located in Ithaca.

 

Yep, model 49. My Father bought one for my Brother and I in the early 60s. Price was $21.00.
my Brother still has it.

 

The 72 replaced the 49R repeater lever that had some problems. I have a 49R that I would like to go to a new home.