They would slightly modify the design, which allowed them to mass-produce the shotgun, and then launched it to the public in 1908. The patent for this gun was first granted to Emil Flues in 1895 and was then purchased by Ithaca in 1907. The first gun to truly showcase the quality in their work was the Ithaca Flues break-action double barrel shotgun. The company wasted no time building a reputation as a quality firearm manufacturer, and they did so by following a pattern of redesigning, or perfecting guns patented by other builders.
The Ithaca Gun Company was first founded by Leroy Smith and William Henry Baker in 1883.
