The walnut stock is rich with tightly laid grain patterns. The Ithaca Model 37 is no exception it oozes beauty. They rest side by side in the safe, lined up like soldiers awaiting orders from their drill instructor, destined for glory in the waterfowl marsh and cut corn fields. The same holds true for our love of our shotguns. We humans are visual creatures, drawn to the beauty of our surroundings. Now, years later, I am the keeper of future hunts and forthcoming memories of this vintage pump shotgun. My grandfather used this shotgun a few years after World War II ended, then passed it along to my father, who shot his first turkey with the Ithaca M37. Two previous generations of duck hunters owned and used this very shotgun. For a solid ten minutes I stared at the shotgun in quiet contemplation. I repeated my routine a few times and gently laid the pieces back onto the cleaning mat. I went to work removing the barrel and spraying down the cold steel. In preparation for the upcoming duck season, I spent part of my afternoon cleaning my old Ithaca Model 37 shotgun. A reliable, antique shotgun holds generations of memories in the duck blind
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