Ithaca 37 DefenseвЂ™s bottom ejection allows good use of cover from either shoulder. To be honest, I never considered the feature a particular tactical advantage, but now that I canвЂ™t have it, I want it! They now have a disconnect that limits firing to one shot per pump and trigger pull. At the time, I didnвЂ™t realize that later Model 37 combat shotguns do not have the вЂњslam fireвЂќ feature. Silly me, though, I sold it a few years ago. IвЂ™m pretty sure it was a former Illinois prison gun-I had purchased it across the Mississippi at an Illinois gun show. For some years IвЂ™d used a Model 37 police model with full-length magazine. I was thinking about the Model 37 riot and pump guns when I was starting a book on U.S. In my experience, the bottom ejection was not a problem when shooting prone or using low cover either. Some users also liked the Model 37вЂ™s bottom ejection port, which allowed the shotgun to be fired around right or left cover and right or left handed without side-ejected empties bouncing into walls or faces.

Like the Winchester Model 97 and Model 12 trench and riot guns, the Model 37 did not have a disconnector, so the shotgun to be fired repeatedly by holding the trigger back and just operating the pump action. Two characteristics of the Model 37 made it especially appealing to law enforcement and military users. They seem to bring fairly high prices when I see one for sale, and IвЂ™m sure some have passed through the hands of unscrupulous individuals and ended up with fake вЂњUSвЂќ markings and higher price tags. It was basically the same gun as the Vietnam-era military contract guns but without вЂњUSвЂќ markings. They were very popular with the SEALs, and a few included the duckвЂ™s foot spreader choke.ДЄn interesting Ithaca Trench Gun was marketed commercially for sale to law enforcement agencies. Reportedly, more than 20,000 Model 37 riot guns were also procured for U.S. advisors grabbed on to at least a few of those. During late 1962 and early 1963, about 22,000 Model 37 riot guns were produced for the ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam). Model 37 riot and trench shotguns are more often associated with use during the Vietnam War. Because so few trench guns were delivered, they are highly sought by U.S. The figure I have seen cited for the number of Model 37 trench guns delivered to the government in WWII is 1,422. armed forces along with M3 Grease Guns and M1911A1 pistols. When World War II began, Ithaca made Model 37 Trench Guns for the U.S. Initially, sales were relatively slow due to the Depression. Ithaca waited for the original Browning and Pederson patents to expire, then introduced their own pump-action shotgun based on them in 1937 as the Model 37. Eventually, the design would evolve into the ubiquitous 870. This original design was marketed by Remington as the Model 17, then redesigned and improved as the Model 31. The Model 37 design actually owes its origins to two of the USAвЂ™s most famous firearms innovators-John Browning and John Pederson.

Ithaca 37 shotgun recoil pad