A couple pictures will reveal all, if you don’t have a separate photo hosting site, you can probably email a couple pictures to just about any member here, and they will post them for you.
When you say black, I start to think oxides. But, I know of no Flues models that were not case colored.
So, if there is black stuff flaking off the action, I am thinking old, hardened oil, or preservative.
I would expect black paint on the stock as well if it were painted.
Typically, original equipment Ithaca barrels were a very dark gray or black color, but I have never had any that flaked.
There hasn’t been an Ithaca thread on this site with any pictures in a long time, and I view the Flues as a seminal model. So maybe, now is the time to revisit the Ithaca Flues.
Ask away.
Last edited by ClapperZapper; 11/09/22 12:20 PM.
