Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Ithaca Model 37 Bicentennial

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 11 ↗

Ithaca, Bicentennial Model 37, pump action shotguns, S/Ns USA0001 to USA1976.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Bicentennial Model 37”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/Ns USA0001 to USA1976”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1976.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States²
Manufacturer
Ithaca Gun Co.
Type
Shotgun
Action
Other
Caliber
Not stated
Made
S/N USA0001–USA1976 · c. 1976production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 11 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
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Verbatim check
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Ithaca 37” ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model): infobox production date 1937–present; the Bicentennial S/Ns USA0001–USA1976 point to 1976, within it
  2. Wikipedia, “Ithaca 37” ↗, country: infobox origin United States
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
None

Historical context

Ithaca 37 (base model shown for Ithaca Model 37 Bicentennial)
Shown: a standard Ithaca 37, not the Bicentennial edition.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Ithaca 37 cropped and rotated.jpg” by Dennis Yang, CC BY 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Ithaca 37”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Ithaca 37, also known as the Ithaca Model 37, is a pump-action shotgun made in large numbers for the civilian, law enforcement and military markets. Based on a 1915 patent by firearms designer John Browning for a shotgun, initially marketed as the Remington Model 17, it utilizes a novel combination ejection/loading port on the bottom of the gun which leaves the sides closed to the elements.