Enter the Ithaca SKB! We should start by clearing one thing up…. The balance on those older time pieces were of the same make up and for reasons unknown were not duplicated in the same manor after the golden age of American gun making. Guns made to hunt tight covers and barreled for confined coverts allowing you to quickly swing on a departing flush. Their history tells a story of days gone by and the humble days of a time that most Upland Enthusiasts wish they could have been part of. With that said, I have many of them myself and cherish every one of them as if they were gold. Parker, Fox, LC Smith, Lefever and the Classic Ithaca are a few of the classics that are considered Americana. There are a whole slew of guns that are considered “Grouse Guns” by the Grouse hunting purists.
