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2141
$9,200.00

RARE ANGELO BEE ENGRAVED AND GOLD INLAID DELUXE MARLIN MODEL 1893 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 139530. Cal. 32 Special. Spectacular custom engraved and finished special order rifle with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, Rocky Mountain style front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and locking Lyman tang sight. Bbl is marked “SPECIAL SMOKELESS STEEL” and top of receiver is marked “MARLIN SAFETY”. Mounted with very highly figured, marbled European walnut with B-style checkered forearm and serpentine grip buttstock with crescent buttplate. Receiver, takedown ring, lever, forend cap and buttplate are incredibly engraved by world renowned master engraver Angelo Bee. Receiver has full coverage foliate arabesque patterns surrounding the large oval vignette of a bull caribou being attacked by two wolves in raised gold in a tundra scene with mountains in the background on the left side. Right side has the incredible action scene of exquisitely detailed raised gold grizzly bear attacking a bull moose with phenomenal background detail of marsh & mountain scenery. Both vignettes are surrounded by raised gold wire inlay with additional gold wire inlaid around the borders, on the hammer, top tang, lever boss, sides of the lever, front edge of the receiver, two lines of gold over the chamber area and another around the muzzle. Matching engraving patterns are over the top & bottom of the receiver, over the chamber area and on the buttplate, tang & face. Screws are engraved and trigger is gold plated. Cal marking on the bbl and “MARLIN SAFETY” on the receiver are inlaid with gold as is “Model 1893” on top tang. Serial number on bottom of receiver is also in gold. This is one of Mr. Bee’s finest examples of the engravers art. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains virtually all of its beautiful custom finish to both metal & wood. Mechanics are crisp; bright shiny bore. 4-47902 JR114 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 2141


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014
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