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rickleon
13th June 2006, 19:44
If I did everything right (a BIG if!), this should be a photo of that USGI Ithaca about which I've blathered on ad infinitum:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h42/rickleon/Ithaca1.jpg
rickleon
13th June 2006, 19:46
Hey! I did it! (Sorry, just had to say it!)
Hunter
13th June 2006, 19:55
Very clean Ithaca 1911A1 you have. Nice!
rickleon
13th June 2006, 20:16
And here's the other side, just in case you might wanna see it:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h42/rickleon/Ithacarightside.jpg
bill may
13th June 2006, 22:46
Rickleon: What a nice pistol. Why, I bet that set you back $15.00 or 20 dollars, at least, didn't it?
rickleon
14th June 2006, 00:06
Bill,

Actually, the price I paid was quite reasonable; it was from an estate sale. It IS nice though, and a good shooter too. I don't know if you've been following all my whining about thinking a barrel replacement would improve its accuracy, but once I mastered that GI trigger pull, it turned out to be very accurate indeed. Makes me think that the pistol is as it originally left the factory and not a mixmaster. And once I replaced the old recoil spring with a proper Wolff 16-pounder, it'll now eat ANYthing, just like it's supposed to: unlike my more finicky Springer Mil-Spec or Colt 1991A1. Other than the new recoil spring, I'm leaving it untouched, including the original Hi Standard barrel.

Rick
John
14th June 2006, 05:34
And here's the other side, just in case you might wanna see it:

No, no we do not want to see it, we want to own it, so pack it and send it over to me. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease! :D
Doran
14th June 2006, 07:28
Keep the original spring, identified to the pistol in some manner.
rickleon
14th June 2006, 10:21
Keep the original spring, identified to the pistol in some manner.
Oh absolutely! It's carefully tucked away, and I'll indeed label it as soon as I post this. Thanks.
rickleon
14th June 2006, 12:46
:D No, no we do not want to see it, we want to own it, so pack it and send it over to me. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease! :D
John,

You can't have it. You think after all the trouble I went through trying to post of a picture of the thing, (not to mention the abuse I got for not...) that I'm letting it go?!?! HAH! I will however, think of you every time I take it out to fondly ogle it.
John
14th June 2006, 13:04
I will however, think of you every time I take it out to fondly ogle it.

I guess that will be good for my karma, so I'll compromise! Thanks for the thoughts, appreciated. :p