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The Model 49 Ithaca .22 rifle ended with the sale to Savage. The price was right, and its workmanship and accuracy were very acceptable. I designed it to be a Honda, not a Cadillac. (Note: the M49’s design, which I did not patent, was later produced by Agawam Arms of Agawam, Massachusetts.)

(Note also that the solid design and performance of the Ithaca Model 37 were not about to be forgotten, however. After surviving several sales and bankruptcies, the remaining company was sold. The new owner, David Dlubak, is an avid sportsman, hunter and businessman. Dlubak purchased Ithaca Guns USA, LLC in June of 2007 and he created a new and up-to-the-minute facility in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, using the very latest and finest manufacturing technology. Receivers and other parts are now fabricated on CNC machines from solid billets of the finest steel. Dlubak insists that all operations of the new factory are to be of the very highest quality and all parts are to be fabricated entirely by U.S. manpower. This type of operation ensures top performance and quality equal to or better than the original Ithaca’s very high standards.)