Ithaca Auto & Burglar

Infobox Weapon
name= Ithaca Auto and Burglar


origin= United States
type=Shotgun
is_ranged=yes
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used_by=Bank guards, police, messengers, home defense
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manufacturer=Ithaca Gun Company
production_date=1922 - 1933
number= approx. 50,000
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weight=2 kg (4.5 lbs)
length= 406mm (16 inches)
part_length=317mm (12.5 inches) or 257mm (10.1 inches)
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caliber=20 gauge, 28 gauge
action=Break-action
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sights=The Ithaca Auto and Burglar was a U.S.-made factory-built sawed-off pistol-gripped double barrel 20 gauge shotgun. Manufactured in two separate variations, the Model A and Model B, it was characterized by short barrels, pistol grips, and easily concealable dimensions. They were popular in the 1920s in the United States but were heavily restricted by the National Firearms Act of 1934.

The "auto" in its name referred to "automobile"; it was intended as a self-defense weapon which could easily be carried in an automobile, but it was taken up by bank guards, police departments, watchmen and messengers.

The shotgun's grip resembled that of a revolver and on the early models had a comb or spur like projection designed to spread recoil forces into the hand.

ee also

Sawed-off shotgun

External links

* [http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/DEG169/1-1.jpgPhoto of Auto & Burglar]
* [http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle1997/le970315-03.html The Ithaca Auto & Burglar by L Neil Smith]
* [http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/4653/cr_04.htm BATF C&R LIST Section Four]