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Both the Chicago PD and NYPD also used Ithaca Model 37s at one time. I’ve also been told that as recently as 10 years ago LAPD and/or LA County sheriffs were still using some Model 37s. Of course, this really applies to any shotgun carried in a patrol car. RELATED STORY: 12 Mission-Ready 12-Gauge Scattergunsīased on the few conversations I’ve had with LAPD officers who used the Model 37, they always liked the shotgun, though they emphasized that it could not be carried in the patrol car with a round chambered.Generally, LAPD 37s did not have the full-length, eight-round magazine tube but the shorter four-round magazine. It was the standard shotgun of the LAPD for many years in what is usually referred to as the “LAPD Configuration.” These Ithacas had 18- or 20-inch barrels, though I’ve been told at least some for detectives had 14- or 16-inch barrels. The Featherlight is available in 12-, 16-, 20- and 28-gauge forms.T he Ithaca Model 37 riot gun was never as popular for police use as the Remington 870, but it did have some notable users. The receiver comes in steel or aluminum construction with black walnut furniture.
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The primary civilian-marketed sporting/hunting model is the Model 37 "Featherlight" featuring a full wooden shoulder stock with smooth wooden slide. This version was made primarily available to law enforcement and security groups while proving exceedingly popular many Hollywood-produced television shows and motion pictures - no doubt due to its unique and imposing appearance. One of the most famous (and identifiable) Model 37 production forms became the "Stakeout" edition which incorporated the aforementioned tactical pistol grip and 13-inch barrel for an extremely compact form. Argentina took on local-license production of the Model 37 as the "Bataan Modelo 71" in 1971 while others manufactured it - whether legally and illegally - on their own terms. The Model 37 became available in numerous production models during its impressive run - the longest of any pump-action slide shotgun in history - which allowed for it to appear with varying barrel lengths as well as differing caliber forms (12- 16-, 20- and 28-gauge). Beyond this distinction, Ithaca Model 37 was more or less a very conventional pump-action slide shotgun - easy to operate and handle. Additionally, the firearm did not favor left- or right-handed shooters and was thusly truly ambidextrous. This allowed the weapon to be technologically simpler than other competing shotgun designs and eased maintenance work to an extent. In this way, the operator simply fed shells into the magazine as normal and used the pump-action slide to introduced a new shell into the chamber while, at the same time, ejecting any spent shell casings within - all through the same port. One of the unique design elements of the Model 37 was its utilization of a port under the receiver (just ahead of the trigger group) that doubled as both the loading port and ejection port. The barrel was completely exposed ahead of the receiver with the tubular magazine affixed under and partially shrouded by the pump-action slide (available in ribbed, rifled or plain forms).
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The firearm could be fitted with a full shoulder stock (standard) or tactical pistol grip (security and military). Outwardly, the Model 37 was of a refined, clean design with a seemingly featureless receiver housing the action. It was only after the war that production of Model 37s would resume. When World War 2 came to American in late-1941, Ithaca shelved additional production of their Model 37 to contribute to manufacture of existing pistols and submachine guns for the war effort. The shotgun was intended to counter the success of several Remington and Winchester designs and borrowed from the work of John Moses Browing and John Pedersen in the original Remington Model 17 of 1917 (refined in 1931 as the Remington Model 31). The product was based on design work begun in 1933 and related to expiring Remington Arms Company patents which delayed its official entry until 1937. The Ithaca Model 37 (M37) has proven a hugely popular pump-action slide shotgun since its introduction in 1937 (still in production today, 2013). 1937 COLD WAR KOREAN WAR MODERN VIETNAM WAR WORLD WAR 2