I plan to take it to the Sportsman's Club today to sample some clays and get accustom to the safety before heading to Iowa to hunt. It may be my fellow hunters may send me to a different corn field!
Since you indicated it may have been used for pigeon shooting, I also have an Ithaca I think Flues that says Pigeon on the barrel. I have not looked at the safety and not shot it but would it have a the same type safety? I could not find any reference in Walt's book about pigeon guns.

Thanks
David