Wow... the scroll work and checkering on that side by side is beautiful... what a nice work of art!!! Did you do that work yourself, or have it done?
RE Krags: I could kick myself every time I think of those... Smooth shooters. .30-40 was a nice round.
That is a factory Grade 5E Ithaca NID in 16 gauge. According to factory records, less than 30 were made. This one was from a block of “specials” in 1941.