RHD45,
That sounds interesting that A.P. Curtis ordered a light weight Ten. Capt. Paul A. Curtis, had Ithaca build him an 8 1/4 pound, 28-inch barrel, Grade 4E, NID Super-Ten, with a straight grip and single selective trigger. He wrote about it in his colume in the February 1931 Field & Stream. He stated Lou Smith didn't think he'd like it and included a set of 32-inch barrels. Walter Snyder reported from the old Ithaca ledgers that serial number 455758 was shipped on an invoice dated 7/11/30 to a Madison Ave, NYC, address c/o Field & Stream, listing a 10/32 with SST, pad and sights, no mention of the 28-inch barrels.
My roving eye just happened to spot his classified ad in the October 1934, American Rifleman, offering the gun for sale for $75.
