SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER MARLIN MODEL 1893 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 160828. Cal. 38-55. Standard grade rifle with scarce 32″ oct bbl and 30″ magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight, Lyman 2-leaf model 6-A rear sight and a Marbles extended, locking tang sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Standard bbl length for the model 1893 was 26″ and the maximum length magazine tube Marlin was able to produce was 30″. Bbl has standard company name and patent roll markings and left top flat is marked “=FOR BLACK POWDER=”. Top of receiver is marked “MARLIN SAFETY”. Very few Marlin rifles were ordered with 32″ bbls, especially in the model 1893. These were working tools and this one was probably for a market hunter or someone seeking long range accuracy. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: About fine. Bbl retains about 85% strong orig blue and the magazine tube a medium to dark brown patina; receiver, buttplate, forend cap, takedown ring, lever & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, lightly to moderately faded, a little thin over the top front of the receiver; bolt retains about 98% orig blue; wood is sound and retains most of an old restored finish; tang sight has a mechanical problem. Otherwise mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. 4-50600 JR389 (2,500-4,000) – Lot 1166

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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
	1166	$4,025.00	SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER MARLIN MODEL 1893 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 160828. Cal. 38-55. Standard grade rifle with scarce 32″ oct bbl and 30″ magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight, Lyman 2-leaf model 6-A rear sight and a Marbles extended, locking tang sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Standard bbl length for the model 1893 was 26″ and the maximum length magazine tube Marlin was able to produce was 30″. Bbl has standard company name and patent roll markings and left top flat is marked “=FOR BLACK POWDER=”. Top of receiver is marked “MARLIN SAFETY”. Very few Marlin rifles were ordered with 32″ bbls, especially in the model 1893. These were working tools and this one was probably for a market hunter or someone seeking long range accuracy. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: About fine. Bbl retains about 85% strong orig blue and the magazine tube a medium to dark brown patina; receiver, buttplate, forend cap, takedown ring, lever & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, lightly to moderately faded, a little thin over the top front of the receiver; bolt retains about 98% orig blue; wood is sound and retains most of an old restored finish; tang sight has a mechanical problem. Otherwise mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. 4-50600 JR389 (2,500-4,000) – Lot 1166 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER MARLIN MODEL 1893 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.