Ithaca 37

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Ithaca 37 long barrel hunting version - 12 Gauge

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Ithaca Model 37 riot version - 12 Gauge

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Ithaca 37 with sawed-off stock and barrel - 12 Gauge

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Ithaca 37 with extended magazine tube - 12 Gauge

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Ithaca 37 Trench Gun - 12 Gauge.

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 Ithaca 37, is that it both loads and ejects the shells from the bottom ejection port. This makes the Ithaca 37 a popular shotgun amongst left-handed and right handed shooters alike.

The Ithaca 37 shotgun and variants appear in the following films, TV shows, anime and video games used by the following actors:

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

Ithaca Model 37 Shotgun

Film

Actor	Character	Title	Note	Date
.	Boss	Cool Hand Luke	.	1967
.	NYPD officers	The French Connection	.	1971
.	Las Vegas Police	The Night Stalker	.	1972
.	Police officers	Charley Varrick	.	1973
Felton Perry	Inspector Early Smith	Magnum Force	.	1973
.	S.F.P.D. officers	Magnum Force	.	1973
.	S.F.P.D. SWAT	The Laughing Policeman	.	1973
.	Police	Mr. Majestyk	.	1974
.	Mobsters	Mr. Majestyk	.	1974
Clint Eastwood	Dr. John Hemlock	The Eiger Sanction	.	1975
DeVeren Bookwalter	Bobby Maxwell	The Enforcer	sawed-off stock	1976
.	SFPD officers	The Enforcer	.	1976
.	Phoenix Police	The Gauntlet	.	1977
.	Sheriff's deputies	The Car	.	1977
Scott Glenn	Capt. Colby	Apocalypse Now	trench gun fitted with heat shield and bayonet lug	1979
Tim McIntire	Huey Rauch	Brubaker	.	1980
Clint Eastwood	Philo Beddoe	Any Which Way You Can	.	1980
Hunter von Leer	Deputy Gary Hunt	Halloween II	.	1981
Kurt Russell	R.J. MacReady	The Thing	.	1982
.	Diner robber	Sudden Impact	.	1983
.	Police officer	Sudden Impact	.	1983
Arnold Schwarzenegger	T-800	The Terminator	.	1984
Michael Biehn	Kyle Reese	The Terminator	extended tube, sawed-off stock	1984
.	LAPD officers	The Terminator	.	1984
		To Live and Die in L.A.		1985
	police officer	Death Wish 3	extended mag tube	1985
Lee Garlington	Nancy Stalk	Cobra	high-capacity tube	1986
Bill Paxton	Severen	Near Dark		1987
	Police officers	Fatal Beauty		1987
Ray Wise	Leon Nash	RoboCop	pistol grip, extended tube, no stock	1987
Paul McCrane	Emil Antonowsky	RoboCop	pistol grip, extended tube, no stock	1987
	LAPD SWAT officer	Lethal Weapon	deleted scene	1987
James Lashly	Deputy Purvis	Extreme Prejudice		1987
Michael Gross	William Matix	In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders		1988
David Soul	Michael Platt	In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders		1988
Paul Hogan	Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee	Crocodile Dundee II		1988
Anthony Ruiz	Apartment Hitman	Crocodile Dundee II		1988
Roddy Piper	Nada	They Live		1988
	Prison guards	True Believer		1989
Don Johnson	Jerry Beck	Dead Bang		1989
Miguel Ferrer	Amador	Revenge		1990
	Police officers	Desperate Hours		1990
Samuel L. Jackson	McDowell's robber	Coming to America		1990
Michael Gross	Richard Mayberly	In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas		1991
	Police officers	Terminator 2: Judgment Day		1991
Steven Seagal	Gino Felino	Out for Justice		1991
Daniel von Bargen	Memphis P.D. S.W.A.T. officer	Silence of the Lambs	.	1991
Chris Isaak	Memphis P.D. S.W.A.T. Team Leader	Silence of the Lambs	.	1991
	Arizona State Trooper	Beyond the Law		1992
Thomas F. Wilson	McCann	Blood In, Blood Out		1993
David Morse	Jim Deer Jackson	The Getaway		1994
	police officer in armored car	Dead Presidents		1995
Sylvester Stallone	Freddy Heflin	Cop Land		1997
Guy Pearce	Lt. Ed Exley	L.A. Confidential		1997
Russell Crowe	Det. Bud White	L.A. Confidential		1997
Casper Van Dien	Johnny Rico	Starship Troopers	mounted underneath Morita Mk I rifle	1997
	NYPD officers	Light It Up	standard and high-capacity tubes	1999
Johnathon Schaech	Kit	The Forsaken (aka Desert Vampires)		2001
Phina Oruche	Cym	The Forsaken (aka Desert Vampires)		2001
	smugglers	Blind Horizon		2003
	Hatian gang members	Bad Boys II	pistol grips	2003
Danny Glover	Detective Tapp	Saw		2004
Ken Leung	Detective Sing	Saw		2004
		The Punisher		2004
Charles Durning	Tom Billingsley	Desperation		2006
	NYPD SWAT officer	16 Blocks		2006
Russell Crowe	Det. Roberts	American Gangster		2007
Robert Downey, Jr.	Kirk Lazarus	Tropic Thunder		2008
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	The Comedian	Watchmen		2009
Dennis Quaid	Bob Hanson	Legion		2010
Lucas Black	Jeep Hanson	Legion		2010
Sullivan Stapleton	Craig Cody	Animal Kingdom		2010
Joe Anderson	Deputy Russell Clank	The Crazies	extended tube, pistol grip stock	2010

Television

Eric DeRe as Leo Johnson in Twin Peaks (1990 - 1991) (Sawn-off)

New York City rioter in The Stand (1994)

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

Situation Critical

The Untouchables (1993) - impersonating a Remington 17/31.

Skip Sudduth as Officer John "Sully" Sullivan in Third Watch (1999 - 2005)

Various characters in The A-Team (1983 - 1988)

Video Games

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (with sawn off stock and barrel)

Team Fortress 2

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (with sawn off stock and barrel)

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (as "M37")

No One Lives Forever 2 : A Spy In HARM's Way

Medal of Honor: Underground

Contract J.A.C.K.

Far Cry 2 (as "Homeland 37," though it is a long-barreled hunting version, and with a side ejection port)

Resident Evil 5

L.A. Noire

Anime

High School of the Dead (found in Minami's household, w/ sight. Use by Takashi, Kohta (sometimes) and Saya(sometimes) )

When They Cry (Sawed-off barrel and stock)

Mad Bull 34 (depicted as having a side ejection port)

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.