
Their simplicity, with fewer parts to break, contributes to their popularity.

Just as the name implies, a single-shot shotgun holds and fires only one shot at a time. For many, this is a preferred home defense weapon. The sliding of the forend and chambering of a shell on a pump-action delivers a somewhat loud and unmistakable sound.

This motion is repeated after each shot to both eject the spent casing and chamber a new round. Pump-actions, which are sometimes referred to as slide-actions or pump shotguns, can hold multiple shells at a time, but each round must be chambered manually by sliding the forend back towards the user. There is no need to manually reload after each shot, as rounds will continue to be fired, one at a time, until the shells have been depleted. Sometimes called self-loading or autoloading, a semi-automatic fires a single round with each squeeze of the trigger. Single-shots are also available, as are double-barrel, which includes side-by-side and over-under. I've read that Ithaca made a habit of producing guns for which Remington patents had expired.Shotguns are most commonly found in semi-automatic and pump-action. Remington, Browning and Parker Shotguns are usually my favorite Shotguns, but I fell in love with this Ithaca 4E Flues antique Trap gun at first sight.

Their guns were based on the Emil Flues three piece lock design and known as the Flues Single-Barrel Trap up until 1922 when it was replaced with a New Improved Design (NID) created by Frank Knickerbocker.įlues Single-Barrel Trap (1914 - 1922) - This is a 1917 Ithaca Single Barrel Trap Gun - Early Flues Model Grade 4E with better grade of engravings - 12 Gauge - 32" Ventilated Rib Barrel with Excellent Bright Bore - Automatic Ejector - Factory Original Blue Finish and Color Case Hardened Receiver with Engravings in EXCELLENT Condition except for slight rub marks on left side of barrel near receiver area over chamber area - 14-3/4" LOP to Center of Pachmayr Recoil Pad - Checkered Walnut Stocks with Ebony Inlay In Forend Tip in EXCELLENT Condition - Blank Silver Shield Inlay in Buttstock - Serial# 2780xx - Tight Action. The Ithaca Gun Company first produced a single-barrel trap gun in 1914.
