RARE 1ST MODEL REBATED FRAME MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE 1ST MODEL REBATED FRAME MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 166. Cal. 45 Govt. (45-70). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, Rocky Mtn. front sight with homemade German silver blade & altered Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight with homemade elevator. Receiver has the 1st style “step” on bottom front of frame with the early solid carrier. Mounted with nicely figured, slab-sawed, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & semi-crescent smooth steel buttplate. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good. Bbl is mostly a mottled dark brown patina with a few minor nicks. Magazine tube is a thin silver/brown patina. Receiver has a few nicks on sides & over top receiver ring with another on dust cover. Hammer screw & trigger screw are slightly battered. Forearm has a crack over loading gate spring & another in wrist of stock with a hairline back of top tang & another grain check at buttplate tang. Forearm has a series of small gouges, otherwise wood has normal light nicks & scratches and retains most of an old refinish. Hammer sometimes will follow the bolt on closing, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bright bore. 4-36003 JR24 (3,000-5,000)

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
	2082	$1,437.50	RARE 1ST MODEL REBATED FRAME MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 166. Cal. 45 Govt. (45-70). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, Rocky Mtn. front sight with homemade German silver blade & altered Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight with homemade elevator. Receiver has the 1st style “step” on bottom front of frame with the early solid carrier. Mounted with nicely figured, slab-sawed, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & semi-crescent smooth steel buttplate. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good. Bbl is mostly a mottled dark brown patina with a few minor nicks. Magazine tube is a thin silver/brown patina. Receiver has a few nicks on sides & over top receiver ring with another on dust cover. Hammer screw & trigger screw are slightly battered. Forearm has a crack over loading gate spring & another in wrist of stock with a hairline back of top tang & another grain check at buttplate tang. Forearm has a series of small gouges, otherwise wood has normal light nicks & scratches and retains most of an old refinish. Hammer sometimes will follow the bolt on closing, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bright bore. 4-36003 JR24 (3,000-5,000) 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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