MARLIN MODEL 1881 DELUXE SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

MARLIN MODEL 1881 DELUXE SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 18283. Cal. 40 (40-60). Fine deluxe rifle with 28″ oct bbl, half magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & a Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver has the solid carrier. Mounted with very highly figured, checkered American walnut with pistol grip stock, serpentine grip cap & smooth steel, semi-crescent buttplate. Serial number was observed on left side of top & bottom tangs, under wood, on end of buttstock under the wood & inside toe of buttplate. Wood is possibly old factory replacement. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Company letter fully identifying this rifle with pistol grip and half magazine & indicating shipment Dec. 27, 1887. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good. Bbl retains 60-70% orig blue with some old rust etching around rear sight and wrench marks over chamber area. Magazine tube is a dark blue/brown patina with fine pitting. Receiver has traces of orig blue being mostly a brown patina with fine pitting & some surface etching with tool marks around hammer screw. Stock has a couple of dings by heel, otherwise wood is sound and retains a fine custom oil finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with good shine & moderate pitting. 4-36030 JR9 (2,000-3,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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
	2055	$2,300.00	MARLIN MODEL 1881 DELUXE SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 18283. Cal. 40 (40-60). Fine deluxe rifle with 28″ oct bbl, half magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & a Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver has the solid carrier. Mounted with very highly figured, checkered American walnut with pistol grip stock, serpentine grip cap & smooth steel, semi-crescent buttplate. Serial number was observed on left side of top & bottom tangs, under wood, on end of buttstock under the wood & inside toe of buttplate. Wood is possibly old factory replacement. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Company letter fully identifying this rifle with pistol grip and half magazine & indicating shipment Dec. 27, 1887. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good. Bbl retains 60-70% orig blue with some old rust etching around rear sight and wrench marks over chamber area. Magazine tube is a dark blue/brown patina with fine pitting. Receiver has traces of orig blue being mostly a brown patina with fine pitting & some surface etching with tool marks around hammer screw. Stock has a couple of dings by heel, otherwise wood is sound and retains a fine custom oil finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with good shine & moderate pitting. 4-36030 JR9 (2,000-3,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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