Ithaca Auto & Burglar

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Ithaca Auto and Burglar
Type	Shotgun
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	Bank guards, police, messengers, home defense
Production history
Manufacturer	Ithaca Gun Company
Produced	1922 - 1933
Number built	approx. 50,000
Specifications
Weight	2 kg (4.5 lbs)
Length	406mm (16 inches)
Barrel length	317mm (12.5 inches) or 257mm (10.1 inches)

Caliber	20 gauge, 28 gauge
Action	Break-action

The Ithaca Auto and Burglar was a U.S.-made factory-built sawed-off pistol-gripped double barrel 20 gauge shotgun. Manufactured in two separate variations, the Model A and Model B, it was characterized by short barrels, pistol grips, and easily concealable dimensions. They were popular in the 1920s in the United States but were heavily restricted by the National Firearms Act of 1934.

The "auto" in its name referred to "automobile"; it was intended as a self-defense weapon which could easily be carried in an automobile, but it was taken up by bank guards, police departments, watchmen and messengers.

The shotgun's grip resembled that of a revolver and on the early models had a comb or spur like projection designed to spread recoil forces into the hand.