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

RARE 1ST MODEL REBATED FRAME MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 113. Cal. 45 Govt. (45-70). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver has the 1st style “step” on bottom front of frame with the 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 to very good. Bbl retains a smooth dark brown patina with scattered spots of light surface corrosion. Magazine tube is a thin mottled silver/brown patina & receiver is a cleaned dull gray patina with scattered light pitting & traces of orig blue in sheltered areas. Forearm has a repaired crack, otherwise wood is sound with usual nicks & dings and retains an old restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-36001 JR27 (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
	2083	$2,300.00	RARE 1ST MODEL REBATED FRAME MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 113. Cal. 45 Govt. (45-70). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver has the 1st style “step” on bottom front of frame with the 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 to very good. Bbl retains a smooth dark brown patina with scattered spots of light surface corrosion. Magazine tube is a thin mottled silver/brown patina & receiver is a cleaned dull gray patina with scattered light pitting & traces of orig blue in sheltered areas. Forearm has a repaired crack, otherwise wood is sound with usual nicks & dings and retains an old restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-36001 JR27 (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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