RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE ENGRAVED TAKEDOWN MARLIN MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Revised: 9/8/2010

CORRECTION: Estimate should be $4500-5500.

RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE ENGRAVED TAKEDOWN MARLIN MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 150109. Cal. 25-20. Rare special order Marlin with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, broken Lyman ivory bead front sight, folding leaf rear sight with one broken leaf & a Lyman loop tang sight missing its tension spring. Mounted with nicely figured, slab sawed American walnut with “A” style checkered forearm and serpentine grip stock with crescent steel buttplate. Receiver is engraved in Style 1 patterns by Conrad Ulrich consisting of the round vignette of a standing whitetail buck in a meadow scene with foliate arabesque patterns on each side and wavelet borders completely around the perimeter. Right side is lightly engraved in foliate arabesque patterns with wavelet borders on three sides. Side of the bolt is engraved in light arabesque patterns. SN is on the bottom of the frame, left side of the top tang under the wood with the last three digits visible in the top tang channel of the butt stock and entirely in the toe of the buttplate. Butt stock has a repaired internal crack under the tang. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain a smooth, even artificially aged patina with light edge wear. Receiver, lever, hammer & buttplate also retain a light artificially aged patina. Stock has a couple of hairlines back of the top tang and retains a restored finish with freshened checkering and some light oil stains around the wrist. Mechanics are fine, strong bore, dark in the grooves. 4-40911 JR301 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1487A	$0.00	Revised: 9/8/2010 CORRECTION: Estimate should be $4500-5500. RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE ENGRAVED TAKEDOWN MARLIN MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 150109. Cal. 25-20. Rare special order Marlin with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, broken Lyman ivory bead front sight, folding leaf rear sight with one broken leaf & a Lyman loop tang sight missing its tension spring. Mounted with nicely figured, slab sawed American walnut with “A” style checkered forearm and serpentine grip stock with crescent steel buttplate. Receiver is engraved in Style 1 patterns by Conrad Ulrich consisting of the round vignette of a standing whitetail buck in a meadow scene with foliate arabesque patterns on each side and wavelet borders completely around the perimeter. Right side is lightly engraved in foliate arabesque patterns with wavelet borders on three sides. Side of the bolt is engraved in light arabesque patterns. SN is on the bottom of the frame, left side of the top tang under the wood with the last three digits visible in the top tang channel of the butt stock and entirely in the toe of the buttplate. Butt stock has a repaired internal crack under the tang. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain a smooth, even artificially aged patina with light edge wear. Receiver, lever, hammer & buttplate also retain a light artificially aged patina. Stock has a couple of hairlines back of the top tang and retains a restored finish with freshened checkering and some light oil stains around the wrist. Mechanics are fine, strong bore, dark in the grooves. 4-40911 JR301 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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