RARE 1ST YEAR PRODUCTION MARLIN MODEL 1881 RIFLE WITH REBATED FRAME.

SN 174. Cal. 40-60. 28″ oct. bbl full magazine. First type receiver has a 3/4″ rebated frame and a removable trigger guard plate. Blue and case color finish. Straight grain American walnut stocks with steel shotgun buttplate. Early first year production Model 1881 with rare J.M. Marlin markings. CONDITION: Good to Very Good, for this model. Bbl and magazine tube show some original blue with the balance a smooth plumb-brown patina overall. Markings are sharp. Sights are good. Bore is dark with strong rifling. Receiver lightly cleaned and is a pleasing silver-gray finish overall. SN is sharp. Hammer and lever are a gray-brown patina. Stocks are very good and full-sized with remnants of the varnish finish. Buttplate is brown patina with a little roughness. Forend cap is a gray-brown patina. This is an opportunity to obtain a very rare first year production Marlin 1881 rifle, the total number of rebated receivers made is under 300. 50422-1 (6,000-9,000) – Lot 2105

Auction: Firearms - October 2016

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
	2105	$0.00	RARE 1ST YEAR PRODUCTION MARLIN MODEL 1881 RIFLE WITH REBATED FRAME. SN 174. Cal. 40-60. 28″ oct. bbl full magazine. First type receiver has a 3/4″ rebated frame and a removable trigger guard plate. Blue and case color finish. Straight grain American walnut stocks with steel shotgun buttplate. Early first year production Model 1881 with rare J.M. Marlin markings. CONDITION: Good to Very Good, for this model. Bbl and magazine tube show some original blue with the balance a smooth plumb-brown patina overall. Markings are sharp. Sights are good. Bore is dark with strong rifling. Receiver lightly cleaned and is a pleasing silver-gray finish overall. SN is sharp. Hammer and lever are a gray-brown patina. Stocks are very good and full-sized with remnants of the varnish finish. Buttplate is brown patina with a little roughness. Forend cap is a gray-brown patina. This is an opportunity to obtain a very rare first year production Marlin 1881 rifle, the total number of rebated receivers made is under 300. 50422-1 (6,000-9,000) – Lot 2105 Auction: Firearms - October 2016 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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RARE 1ST YEAR PRODUCTION MARLIN MODEL 1881 RIFLE WITH REBATED FRAME.