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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 II have opted to carry it as a short range weapon in the field. It was popular among 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 its 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
(1937 - Present)
- Type: Shotgun
- Caliber: 12, 16, 20, or 28 gauge
- Length: 29.9 in (76 cm) - 39.6 in (100.6 cm)
- Barrel length: 13 in (33 cm) - 29.9 in (76 cm)
- Feed System: Under-barrel Tube
- Fire Modes: Pump-Action
Ithaca Model 37 Shotgun
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Hand Luke | Boss | 1967 | ||
| Easy Rider | David C. Billodeau | The man in the pickup truck | 1969 | |
| The French Connection | NYPD officers | 1971 | ||
| The Night Stalker | Las Vegas Police | 1972 | ||
| The Outside Man | LAPD officers | 1972 | ||
| Charley Varrick | Police officers | 1973 | ||
| Magnum Force | Felton Perry | Inspector Early Smith | 1973 | |
| Magnum Force | S.F.P.D. officers | 1973 | ||
| The Laughing Policeman | S.F.P.D. SWAT | 1973 | ||
| Mr. Majestyk | Police | 1974 | ||
| Mr. Majestyk | Mobsters | 1974 | ||
| The Killer Elite | assassins | 1975 | ||
| The Eiger Sanction | Clint Eastwood | Dr. John Hemlock | 1975 | |
| The Deadly Tower | Police and Civilians | 1975 | ||
| The Enforcer | DeVeren Bookwalter | Bobby Maxwell | sawed-off stock | 1976 |
| The Enforcer | SFPD officers | 1976 | ||
| Vigilante Force | Kris Kristofferson | Aaron Arnold | 1976 | |
| Vigilante Force | Carmen Argenziano | Brian Seldon | 1976 | |
| Vigilante Force | Charles Cyphers | Perry Beal | 1976 | |
| The Gauntlet | Phoenix Police | 1977 | ||
| The Car | Sheriff's deputies | 1977 | ||
| Apocalypse Now | Scott Glenn | Capt. Colby | trench gun fitted with heat shield and bayonet lug | 1979 |
| Brubaker | Tim McIntire | Huey Rauch | 1980 | |
| Hopscotch | FBI Agents | 1980 | ||
| Any Which Way You Can | Clint Eastwood | Philo Beddoe | 1980 | |
| Borderline | U.S. Borderpatrol | 1980 | ||
| Halloween II | Hunter von Leer | Deputy Gary Hunt | 1981 | |
| The Thing | Kurt Russell | R.J. MacReady | 1982 | |
| Silent Rage | Sheriff's deputies | 1982 | ||
| Sudden Impact | Diner robber | 1983 | ||
| Sudden Impact | Police officer | 1983 | ||
| The Terminator | Arnold Schwarzenegger | T-800 | 1984 | |
| The Terminator | Michael Biehn | Kyle Reese | extended tube, sawed-off stock | 1984 |
| The Terminator | LAPD officers | 1984 | ||
| To Live and Die in L.A. | 1985 | |||
| Death Wish 3 | police officer | extended mag tube | 1985 | |
| Cobra | Lee Garlington | Nancy Stalk | high-capacity tube | 1986 |
| Murphy's Law | Police officers | 1986 | ||
| Howard the Duck | Ohio State Troopers | 1986 | ||
| 8 Million Ways to Die | A deputy | 1986 | ||
| The Hidden | Michael Nouri | Det. Tom Beck | 1987 | |
| The Hidden | Ed O'Ross | Det. Willis | 1987 | |
| The Hidden | Richard Brooks | Det. Sanchez | 1987 | |
| The Hidden | LAPD officers | 1987 | ||
| Near Dark | Bill Paxton | Severen | 1987 | |
| Fatal Beauty | Police officers | 1987 | ||
| RoboCop | Ray Wise | Leon Nash | pistol grip, extended tube, no stock | 1987 |
| RoboCop | Paul McCrane | Emil Antonowsky | pistol grip, extended tube, no stock | 1987 |
| Lethal Weapon | LAPD SWAT officer | deleted scene | 1987 | |
| Extreme Prejudice | James Lashly | Deputy Purvis | 1987 | |
| The Big Easy | John Goodman | Det. Sgt DeSoto | 1987 | |
| The Big Easy | Ellen Barkin | Anne Osborne | 1987 | |
| Rage of Honor | A henchman | Bataan Modelo 71 (Argentinean version) | 1987 | |
| Cop | James Woods | Det. Lloyd Hopkins | 1988 | |
| Cop | Charles Durning | Det. Dutch Peltz | 1988 | |
| Cop | Charles Haid | Deputy Delbert 'Whitey' Haines | 1988 | |
| In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders | Michael Gross | William Matix | sawed-off | 1988 |
| In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders | David Soul | Michael Platt | sawed-off | 1988 |
| Crocodile Dundee II | Paul Hogan | Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee | 1988 | |
| Crocodile Dundee II | Anthony Ruiz | Apartment Hitman | 1988 | |
| They Live | Roddy Piper | Nada | 1988 | |
| Messenger of Death | John Solari | The assassin | 1988 | |
| Mississippi Burning | Mississippi State Police | 1988 | ||
| True Believer | Prison guards | 1989 | ||
| L.A. Bounty | L.A.P.D. officer | 1989 | ||
| Dead Bang | Don Johnson | Jerry Beck | 1989 | |
| Lock Up | John Amos | Captain Meissner | 1989 | |
| Lock Up | Prison Guards | 1989 | ||
| Revenge | Miguel Ferrer | Amador | 1990 | |
| Desperate Hours | Police officers | 1990 | ||
| Impulse | L.A.P.D. officers | 1990 | ||
| Coming to America | Samuel L. Jackson | McDowell's robber | 1990 | |
| The Cops are Robbers | Steve Railsback | Jimmy Donnelly | 1990 | |
| In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas | Michael Gross | Richard Mayberly | 1991 | |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Police officers | 1991 | ||
| Out for Justice | Steven Seagal | Gino Felino | 1991 | |
| Silence of the Lambs | Daniel von Bargen | Memphis P.D. S.W.A.T. officer | 1991 | |
| Silence of the Lambs | Chris Isaak | Memphis P.D. S.W.A.T. Team Leader | 1991 | |
| Thunderheart | Val Kilmer | Agent Ray Levoi | 1992 | |
| Thunderheart | Sam Shepard | Agent Frank Coutelle | 1992 | |
| Thunderheart | Reservation Police Officers | 1992 | ||
| Beyond the Law | Arizona State Trooper | 1992 | ||
| Unlawful Entry | L.A.P.D. Officers | 1992 | ||
| Deep Cover | Ron Thompson | Liquor store owner | 1992 | |
| Blood In, Blood Out | Thomas F. Wilson | McCann | 1993 | |
| Quick | Miguel Sandoval | Vargas | 1993 | |
| The Getaway | David Morse | Jim Deer Jackson | 1994 | |
| The Paper | N.Y.P.D. officers | 1994 | ||
| Rumpelstiltskin | 1995 | |||
| Dead Presidents | police officer in armored car | 1995 | ||
| Ransom | NYPD ESU officer | 1996 | ||
| Turbulence | one of the ERU officers | 1997 | ||
| Cop Land | Sylvester Stallone | Freddy Heflin | 1997 | |
| The Postman | Ron McLarty | Old George | 1997 | |
| L.A. Confidential | Guy Pearce | Lt. Ed Exley | 1997 | |
| L.A. Confidential | Russell Crowe | Det. Bud White | 1997 | |
| Starship Troopers | Casper Van Dien | Johnny Rico | mounted underneath Morita Mk I Rifle | 1997 |
| Dance with the Devil | César Rodríguez | Dedo Peralta | 1997 | |
| Dance with the Devil | David Villalpando | Skinny | 1997 | |
| Donnie Brasco | Johnny Depp | Donnie Brasco | 1997 | |
| The Rage | Brandon Smith | Sheriff Len Dobson | 1997 | |
| The Rage | Sheriff's deputies, FBI agents | 1997 | ||
| The Rage | Kristen Cloke | FBI Special Agent Kelly McCord | Nickel plated with pistol grip | 1997 |
| The Rage | Sheriff's deputies, Dacy's henchmen | Nickel plated with pistol grip | 1997 | |
| Light It Up | NYPD officers | standard and high-capacity tubes | 1999 | |
| Dead Awake | Macha Grenon | W.D. | sawn-off | 2001 |
| Dead Awake | Janet Kidder | Kimberly "Kick" Birmingham | sawn-off | 2001 |
| Dead Awake | Gillian Ferrabee | Gloria Magik | sawn-off | 2001 |
| Dead Awake | Lorne Brass | Udo Magik | sawn-off | 2001 |
| The Forsaken | Johnathon Schaech | Kit | 2001 | |
| The Forsaken | Phina Oruche | Cym | 2001 | |
| Heist | Bodyguard | 2001 | ||
| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Guards | 2001 | ||
| Steal | Police Officers | 2001 | ||
| Lone Hero | Sean Patrick Flanery | John | 2002 | |
| Lone Hero | A biker | Sawed-off | 2002 | |
| Blind Horizon | smugglers | 2003 | ||
| Bad Boys II | Hatian gang members | pistol grips | 2003 | |
| Saw | Danny Glover | Detective Tapp | 2004 | |
| Saw | Ken Leung | Detective Sing | 2004 | |
| The Punisher | 2004 | |||
| Desperation | Charles Durning | Tom Billingsley | 2006 | |
| 16 Blocks | NYPD SWAT officer | 2006 | ||
| The Departed | Cop | 2006 | ||
| Zombie Self-Defense Force | a few characters | 2006 | ||
| American Gangster | Russell Crowe | Det. Roberts | 2007 | |
| Tropic Thunder | Robert Downey, Jr. | Kirk Lazarus | 2008 | |
| Watchmen | Jeffrey Dean Morgan | The Comedian | 2009 | |
| Legion | Dennis Quaid | Bob Hanson | sawed-off stock | 2010 |
| Legion | Lucas Black | Jeep Hanson | sawed-off stock | 2010 |
| Animal Kingdom | Sullivan Stapleton | Craig Cody | 2010 | |
| Wind Blast (Xi Feng Lie) | Francis Ng | Mai Gao | Chinese Model 37 | 2010 |
| Tomorrow, When the War Began | Australian Resistance | Field model | 2010 | |
| The Crazies | Joe Anderson | Deputy Russell Clank | extended tube, pistol grip stock | 2010 |
| Gangster Squad | Josh Brolin | John M'Mara | 2012 | |
| Gangster Squad | Ryan Gosling | Sgt. Wooters | 2012 | |
| The Master | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Lancaster Dodd | 2012 | |
| Casa de mi Padre | Henchman | nickel-plated, pistol grip | 2012 | |
| Java Heat | Kellan Lutz | Jake Wilde | 2013 | |
| Java Heat | Thugs | 2013 | ||
| The Raid 2 | Alex Abbad | Bejo | sawn-off, airsoft | 2014 |
| The Raid 2 | Henchman | sawn-off, airsoft | 2014 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragnet | Jack Webb | Det. Sgt. Joe Friday | 1967 | |
| Adam-12 | LAPD Officers | 1969 - 1976 | ||
| Police Story | Alex Cord | Officer Sculley | "Line of Fire" (S1E11) | 1973 - 1977 |
| Jan-Michael Vincent | Officer Hauser | |||
| Joe Santos | Det. Pickles | "Countdown" (S1E12-13) | ||
| Vic Morrow | Sgt. LaFrieda | |||
| S.W.A.T. | Various officers | 1975 | ||
| Hill Street Blues | Various | 1981 - 1987 | ||
| T.J. Hooker | Heather Locklear | Officer Stacey Sheridan | 1982-1986 | |
| T.J. Hooker | William Shatner | Sgt. Hooker | 1982-1986 | |
| T.J. Hooker | Adrian Zmed | Officer Romano | 1982-1986 | |
| T.J. Hooker | James Darren | Officer Corrigan | 1982-1986 | |
| The A-Team | Various | 1983 - 1988 | ||
| Hunter | Fred Dryer | Sgt. Rick Hunter | 1984 - 1991 | |
| Dempsey and Makepeace | Nick Brimble | Keith Lymon | custom, with folding stock / "The Bogeyman" (S02E10) | 1986 |
| Crime Story | Police & Mobsters | 1986 - 1988 | ||
| Tour of Duty | "Zeke" Anderson | 1987 - 1990 | ||
| Twin Peaks | Eric DeRe | Leo Johnson | Sawed-off | 1990 - 1991 |
| The Untouchables | impersonating a Remington 17/31 | 1993 - 1994 | ||
| Nestor Burma - Season 2 | Police | "Du Rebecca rue des Rosiers" (S2E3) | 1993 | |
| The Stand | New York City rioter | 1994 | ||
| The X-Files - Season 2 | Police officers, government agents | Standard and extended-tube variants | 1994 - 1995 | |
| Jack Rader | Ed Meecham | 'Featherlight' variant / "Fearful Symmetry" (S2E18) | 1995 | |
| The X-Files - Season 3 | Angry mob leader | 'Featherlight' variant / "Syzygy" (S3E13) | 1996 | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Honduran rebels | 1997 – 2007 | ||
| Third Watch | Skip Sudduth | Officer John "Sully" Sullivan | 1999 - 2005 | |
| The Sopranos | James Gandolfini | Tony Soprano | "All Due Respect" | 1999 - 2007 |
| Smallville - Season 1 | Jim Shield | James Gibson | pistol grip / "Stray" (S1E16) | 2001 |
| The X-Files - Season 9 | Corrupt Mexican Police Officer | Extended mag-tube / "John Doe" (S9E07) | 2002 | |
| Rescue Me | Denis Leary | Tommy Gavin | 2004 - 2011 | |
| Prison Break - Season 1 | Wade Williams | Brad Bellick | pistol grip | 2005 |
| Prison Break - Season 2 | Wade Williams | Brad Bellick | pistol grip | 2005 |
| Supernatural - Season 1 | Jensen Ackles | Dean Winchester | Sawed off | 2005 - 2006 |
| Jared Padalecki | Sam Winchester | |||
| Brooke Nevin | Kat | Sawed off / "Asylum" (S01E10) | ||
| Supernatural - Season 2 | Jensen Ackles | Dean Winchester | Sawed off | 2006 - 2007 |
| Jared Padalecki | Sam Winchester | |||
| Jericho | Skeet Ulrich | Jake Green | 2006 - 2008 | |
| Situation Critical | 2007 - 2008 | |||
| Supernatural - Season 3 | Jensen Ackles | Dean Winchester | Sawed off | 2007 - 2008 |
| Jared Padalecki | Sam Winchester | |||
| Supernatural - Season 4 | Jensen Ackles | Dean Winchester | Sawed off | 2008 - 2009 |
| Jared Padalecki | Sam Winchester | |||
| Jim Beaver | Bobby Singer | Sawed off / "Yellow Fever" (S04E06) | ||
| Jake Abel | Adam Milligan | Sawed off / "Jump the Shark" (S04E19) | ||
| The Beast | Patrick Swayze | Charles Barker | 2009 | |
| Supernatural - Season 5 | Jared Padalecki | Sam Winchester | Sawed off | 2009 - 2010 |
| Colton James | Gary Frankle | Sawed off / "Swap Meat" (S05E12) | ||
| Scott McNeil | Benny Sutton | Sawed off / "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" (S05E15) | ||
| Supernatural - Season 6 | Jared Padalecki | Sam Winchester | Sawed off | 2010 - 2011 |
| Detroit 1-8-7 | Joshua Bitton | James Burke | "Pharmacy Double/Bullet Train" (S1E01) | 2010 |
| Psych | Mena Suvari | Allison Cowley | Sawed off, "Tin 3 in 2-D" (S5E16) | 2010 |
| Justified - Season 1 | one of Bo Crowder's men | "Bulletville" (S1E13) | 2010 | |
| Supernatural - Season 7 | Jared Padalecki | Sam Winchester | Sawed off | 2011 - 2012 |
| Revolution - Season 1 | "Chained Heat" (S1E02) | 2012 | ||
| Continuum - Season 1 | Wesley MacInnes | Hoyt | "Family Time" (Episode 9) | 2012 |
| Victor Webster | Carlos Fonnegra | |||
| Vegas | Taylor Handley | Dixon Lamb | "Pilot" (S1E01) | 2012-2013 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medal of Honor: Underground | 2000 | ||
| No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way | with sawn-off stock and barrel | 2002 | |
| Contract J.A.C.K. | with sawn-off stock and barrel | 2003 | |
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | "M37" | with sawn-off stock and barrel | 2004 |
| Team Fortress 2 | 2007 | ||
| Far Cry 2 | "Homeland 37" | a long-barreled hunting version, and with a side ejection port | 2008 |
| Resident Evil 5 | pistol grip, incorrectly ejects to the side | 2009 | |
| Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | "M37" | sawn-off stock and barrel | 2010 |
| L.A. Noire | 2011 | ||
| Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D | 2011 | ||
| Silent Hill: Downpour | 2012 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Ball | General Blue | 1987 | |
| Mad Bull 34 | depicted as having a side ejection port | 1990 | |
| When They Cry | Sawed-off barrel and stock | 2006 | |
| High School of the Dead | Takashi | 2010 |
Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"
The Ithaca 37 "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
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliens | Michael Biehn | Corporal Hicks | Technically a hunting variant | 1986 |
| The Package | Assassin | 1989 | ||
| Kindergarten Cop | Arnold Schwarzenegger | John Kimble | 1990 | |
| Last Action Hero | A Mobster | 1993 | ||
| Heat | under the Hotel Clerk's desk | 1995 | ||
| Home Alone 3 | Olek Krupa | Beaupre | 1997 | |
| District B13 | A thug | 2004 | ||
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Brad Pitt | John Smith | 2005 | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Angelina Jolie | Jane Smith | 2005 | |
| Wrong Turn 2: Dead End | Rorelee Tio | Sister | 2007 | |
| Setup | Ryan Phillippe | Vincent | 2011 | |
| V/H/S/2 | A cultist | 2013 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Vice | Philip Michael Thomas | Detective 'Rico' Tubbs | 1984-1989 | |
| Crime Story | Anthony Denison | Ray Luca | 1986-1988 | |
| The X-Files | Steve Makaj | Scott Ostelhoff | With MP5K style forward pump and chrome finish on the barrel and magazine tube / "Gethsemane" (S4E24), "Redux" (S5E01) | 1997 |
| Supernatural - Season 4 | Audra Ricketts | Olivia Lowry | With MP5K style forward pump and chrome finish on the barrel and magazine tube / "Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester" (S04E02) | 2008 |
| Supernatural - Season 5 | Brett Dier | Dylan | With MP5K style forward pump and chrome finish on the barrel and magazine tube / "99 Problems" (S05E17) | 2010 |
| Supernatural - Season 6 | Jessica Heafey | Gwen Campbell | With MP5K style forward pump and chrome finish on the barrel and magazine tube | 2010 - 2011 |
| Corin Nemec | Christian Campbell | With MP5K style forward pump and chrome finish on the barrel and magazine tube / "Exile on Main Street" (S06E01) | ||
| Compound guard | With MP5K style forward pump and chrome finish on the barrel and magazine tube / "Two And A Half Men" (S06E02) |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | 2005 | ||
| 24: The Game | 2006 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto IV | 2008 | ||
| Resident Evil 5 | 2009 | ||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | "Stakeout" | 2010 | |
| Aliens: Colonial Marines | Armat M37A22 | w/ various attachments | 2013 |
Ithaca 37 Deerslayer
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn of the Dead | Seen in gun shop | 1978 | ||
| Zone Of The Dead | Vukota Brajovic | Armageddon | 2009 |