Ithaca Auto & Burglar
Official wording
Ithaca, "Auto and Burglar Guns," mfd. by Ithaca Gun Company from 1921 to 1934, all original guns.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. by Ithaca Gun Company from 1921 to 1934”
- ATF REQUIRESOriginal as the ATF wording requires: “all original guns”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1921–1934 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “from 1921 to 1934”
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 85 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Ithaca Auto & Burglar” ↗, country: Wikipedia: origin United States; Ithaca Gun Company
- 2. Wikipedia, “Ithaca Auto & Burglar” ↗, type: infobox type double barrel shotgun (a smooth-bore pistol under the NFA)
- 3. Wikipedia, “Ithaca Auto & Burglar” ↗, action: infobox action break-action
- 4. Wikipedia, “Ithaca Auto & Burglar” ↗, calibers: Model A built on Ithaca's standard 20 gauge Flues shotgun; the early 28 gauge gun is listed separately by ATF
- 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
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Ithaca-auto-burglar.jpg” by ATF, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Ithaca Auto & Burglar”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Auto & Burglar Gun was a US-made factory-built handgun that was commercially manufactured by configuring a standard double-barrel shotgun with a pistol grip, at first engraving and later stamping "Auto & Burglar Gun" on each side of the frame, and shortening the barrels to about 10" to 12.2" in length. A holster with a flap and a snap was available for purchase from Ithaca. It was outsourced to a leather company and was embossed with "Auto & Burglar" on it. They are also very rare and are infrequently seen for sale in any condition.