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Ithaca 37
The Ithaca Model 37 shotgun is the longest continuously produced shotgun in U.S. history. It was based on a competitor's previous design in 1933 and was introduced in 1937 and has been manufactured continuously until this day. It is popular with sport shooters as well as home defense and police and military. Soldiers in wars after World War 2 have opted to carry it as a short range weapon in the field. It was popular amongst soldiers and elite units in Vietnam, usually for the man on point, since it was a sound design and very robust.
The Ithaca Model 37 or just "Ithaca 37" appears in many films set in time periods before to it's actual historical introduction. Since it is a descendant of the Remington Model 17 and then Model 31 Shotguns (Ithaca waited until Remington's patents expired to make the gun), it is essentially impersonating a Remington Model of the period. Since there are far fewer Remington Model 17s (in 20 gauge only) and Remington Model 31s in existence than Ithaca shotguns, the Ithaca 37 is a Remington Impersonator for any film set in any year prior to 1937 (and this includes the Depression and Prohibition Era films).
One unique feature on the M37, is that it both loads and ejects the shells from the bottom ejection port. This makes the Ithaca M37 a popular shotgun amongst left-handed and right handed shooters alike.
The Ithaca 37 shotgun and variants appear in the following films and video games used by the following actors:
Ithaca Model 37 Shotgun
Specifications
- Weight: Varies
- Length: Varies
- Barrel length: 13 inches (330 mm) to
- 30 inches: (762 mm)
- Cartridge: 12, 16, 20, or 28 ga
- Barrels: plain, ribbed, rifled
- Action: manually operated, pump-action
Film
- Kurt Russell as R.J. MacReady in The Thing
- Roddy Piper as Nada in They Live
- Sylvester Stallone as Sheriff in Copland
- Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese in The Terminator (with high-capacity magazine tube and sawed-off stock)
- N.Y.P.D. SWAT officer in 16 Blocks
- N.Y.P.D. officers in Light It Up (with standard and high-capacity magazine tubes)
- N.Y.P.D. officers in The French Connection
- Samuel L. Jackson as the robber at McDowell's in Coming to America
- Albert Popwell as a bankrobber in Dirty Harry
- DeVeren Bookwater as Bobby Maxwell in The Enforcer
- Guy Pierce as Lt.Ed Exley and Russell Crowe as Det. Bud White in L.A. Confidential
- L.A.P.D. SWAT officer in Lethal Weapon (deleted scene)
- Nancy Fish as Mrs. Peenman in The Mask (long barrel hunting version)
- A police officer in Dead Presidents
- Detective Tapp and Detective Sing use the same Ithaca 37 in Saw
- Smugglers in Blind Horizon
- True Romance
- Police Officers in Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- "Aliens" 1986 Corp Hicks(Michael Biehn) carried a short barreled version for "close encounters"
- Dennis Quaid as Bob Hanson in Legion
- "Watchmen" The Comedian used a police model 37
- "Near Dark" Vampire Severen ( Bill Paxton) used 7 shot police model
- "Out For Justice" Steven Seagal's character uses a model 37 to blow apart bad guys
- "The Getaway" 1994 Bad guy David Morse wields a pistol gripped model 37 during hotel shootout
- Police Officer in Death Wish 3
- Johnathon Schaech as Kit and Phina Oruche as Cym in The Forsaken.
- Scott Glenn as Capt. Colby in Apocalypse Now Trench gun fitted with a heat shield and bayonet lug.
- Lee Garlington as Nancy Stalk in Cobra (1986) (with high-capacity magazine tube)
- James Lashly as Deputy Purvis in Extreme Prejudice
- Michael Gross as William Matix and David Soul as Michael Platt in In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders
- Robert Downey, Jr. as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder
Television
- Honduran rebels in Stargate SG-1
- CSI: NY (episodes: "Silent Night", "Boo")
- "Zeke" Anderson in Tour of Duty
- James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos (episode: "All Due Respect")
- Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter in Hunter
- The Untouchables (1993) - impersonating a Remington 17/31.
Video Games
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (with sawn off stock and barrel)
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (with sawn off stock and barrel)
- Far Cry 2 (as "Homeland 37," though it is a long-barreled hunting version, and with a side ejection port)
Anime
Animation
Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"
The Ithaca Stakeout was an original Factory short barreled shotgun with pistol grip, designed for law enforcement (and NFA Tax Stamp holders). Though some full length Ithaca 37s were cut down, they are not "Stakeouts", only the original Short shotguns from the manufacturer can be called that. It came in both blued and parkerized finishes. Since most of Ithaca's factory receivers were created with sporting engraving on the side, many of the Stakeouts and military parkerized Ithaca 37s had the same 'sporting scene' engraved on the receiver as their field guns.
Film
- Brad Pitt as John Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Angelina Jolie as Jane Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Michael Biehn as Corporal Hicks in Aliens
- Seen under the Hotel Clerk's desk in Heat
- A Mobster in Last Action Hero
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as John Kimble in Kindergarten Cop
- Used by a thug in District B13
Television
- Philip Michael Thomas as Detective 'Rico' Tubbs in Miami Vice
Video Games
Anime
Animation
