*EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, ONE OF A KIND ENGRAVED AND GOLD INLAID MARLIN MODEL 39A SERIAL NUMBER 2,000,000 DONATED TO THE NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION.

SN 2,000,000. Cal. 22. Spectacular little Marlin with 24″ tapered oct bbl, full magazine, gold washed Rocky Mountain front sight, Lyman 6A, 2-leaf folding rear sight and a locking Lyman tang sight. Mounted with spectacular, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with C-style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip buttstock that has full checkered Niedner steel buttplate. Checkering on the buttplate is about 34-lines per inch. Rifle is engraved and gold inlaid by renowned master engraver Alvin A. White. Receiver has full coverage, foliate arabesque patterns with a deep relief, raised gold squirrel on the left side along with “MARLIN GOLDEN 39A / No. 2,000,000” in gold in a ribbon below. The lever boss on the left side has a hidden screw which is engraved with the vignette of a running cottontail. The bottom left side and upper right side have inlaid gold foliate arabesque patterns and is half outlined in gold wire. Right side of receiver is inlaid with the incredible raised gold Marlin cowboy logo/trademark. Upper left of the right side is inlaid in gold “No. 2,000,000”. Bottom center and front right are also inlaid with gold foliate arabesque patterns. Outside face of the bolt is inlaid in gold leaf and vine patterns. Matching foliate arabesque patterns cover the remainder of the right side which extend over the top of the receiver, top and bottom tangs and about 2″ on top 3 flats of the bbl over the chamber area, around the rear sight, around the muzzle, forend cap and magazine band. The tall leaf on the rear sight is also engraved to match and the bbl address is inlaid in gold. Muzzle and breech ends of the bbl each have one wide and one narrow gold band inlay. Screws are all engraved as are the ends of the tang sight base. Both sides and face of the lever are engraved to match with inlaid gold leaf and vine patterns. Outer face of the finger loop, hammer spur and trigger are beautifully checkered. Tip of the finger loop is engraved in matching foliate arabesque patterns. Buttstock has a skeleton grip cap that is also engraved with gold wire inlay and has the incredibly detailed bust of John Mahlon Marlin (1836-1901). This is one of, if not the, most spectacular engraved Marlin rifles to ever come to market. This rifle appeared on the cover of the January 1984 issue of AMERICAN RIFLEMAN magazine. It was pictured, right side, along with a photograph of the grip cap and titled “Marlin’s Model 39 / Hits Two Million”. The right side of this rifle was also pictured on the cover of the Marlin Firearms Company catalog of 1984. Accompanied by reprints of two articles regarding Master Engraver Alvin White. Accompanied by its orig burgundy velvet lined walnut casing, donated at the same time as the rifle. Case is 44-1/4″ l x 12-1/8″ w x 3-1/2″ d with a full center brown leather inlay in the top, gold embossed with the Marlin name and Marlin rider logo/trademark. Interior is recessed for the rifle and has a covered compartment in the front which contains an integral velvet covered display stand. Front center of the interior has a silver plaque engraved “Marlin Model 39A / Serial No. 2,000,000 / Donated to the National Shooting / Sports Foundation by the / Marlin Firearms Co. / Auction January 14, 1984 / Dallas, Texas”. Right front of the case has another small plaque engraved “Engraving and gold inlay / by Alvin A. White / stock by the / Reinhart / Fajen / Co. / Warsaw, MO / Presentation Case by / Rosborg, Inc. / Newtown / CT”. Also accompanied by the orig green canvas zippered cover for the case and a functioning key. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, new and unfired. Retains all of its crisp, orig, special, high luster finish on the metal and fine oil finish on the wood. Display case is equally new. 49505-3 JR (45,000-65,000) – Lot 2473

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Auction: Firearms - October 2015

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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	2473	$0.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, ONE OF A KIND ENGRAVED AND GOLD INLAID MARLIN MODEL 39A SERIAL NUMBER 2,000,000 DONATED TO THE NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION. SN 2,000,000. Cal. 22. Spectacular little Marlin with 24″ tapered oct bbl, full magazine, gold washed Rocky Mountain front sight, Lyman 6A, 2-leaf folding rear sight and a locking Lyman tang sight. Mounted with spectacular, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with C-style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip buttstock that has full checkered Niedner steel buttplate. Checkering on the buttplate is about 34-lines per inch. Rifle is engraved and gold inlaid by renowned master engraver Alvin A. White. Receiver has full coverage, foliate arabesque patterns with a deep relief, raised gold squirrel on the left side along with “MARLIN GOLDEN 39A / No. 2,000,000” in gold in a ribbon below. The lever boss on the left side has a hidden screw which is engraved with the vignette of a running cottontail. The bottom left side and upper right side have inlaid gold foliate arabesque patterns and is half outlined in gold wire. Right side of receiver is inlaid with the incredible raised gold Marlin cowboy logo/trademark. Upper left of the right side is inlaid in gold “No. 2,000,000”. Bottom center and front right are also inlaid with gold foliate arabesque patterns. Outside face of the bolt is inlaid in gold leaf and vine patterns. Matching foliate arabesque patterns cover the remainder of the right side which extend over the top of the receiver, top and bottom tangs and about 2″ on top 3 flats of the bbl over the chamber area, around the rear sight, around the muzzle, forend cap and magazine band. The tall leaf on the rear sight is also engraved to match and the bbl address is inlaid in gold. Muzzle and breech ends of the bbl each have one wide and one narrow gold band inlay. Screws are all engraved as are the ends of the tang sight base. Both sides and face of the lever are engraved to match with inlaid gold leaf and vine patterns. Outer face of the finger loop, hammer spur and trigger are beautifully checkered. Tip of the finger loop is engraved in matching foliate arabesque patterns. Buttstock has a skeleton grip cap that is also engraved with gold wire inlay and has the incredibly detailed bust of John Mahlon Marlin (1836-1901). This is one of, if not the, most spectacular engraved Marlin rifles to ever come to market. This rifle appeared on the cover of the January 1984 issue of AMERICAN RIFLEMAN* magazine. It was pictured, right side, along with a photograph of the grip cap and titled “Marlin’s Model 39 / Hits Two Million”. The right side of this rifle was also pictured on the cover of the Marlin Firearms Company catalog of 1984. Accompanied by reprints of two articles regarding Master Engraver Alvin White. Accompanied by its orig burgundy velvet lined walnut casing, donated at the same time as the rifle. Case is 44-1/4″ l x 12-1/8″ w x 3-1/2″ d with a full center brown leather inlay in the top, gold embossed with the Marlin name and Marlin rider logo/trademark. Interior is recessed for the rifle and has a covered compartment in the front which contains an integral velvet covered display stand. Front center of the interior has a silver plaque engraved “Marlin Model 39A / Serial No. 2,000,000 / Donated to the National Shooting / Sports Foundation by the / Marlin Firearms Co. / Auction January 14, 1984 / Dallas, Texas”. Right front of the case has another small plaque engraved “Engraving and gold inlay / by Alvin A. White / stock by the / Reinhart / Fajen / Co. / Warsaw, MO / Presentation Case by / Rosborg, Inc. / Newtown / CT”. Also accompanied by the orig green canvas zippered cover for the case and a functioning key. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, new and unfired. Retains all of its crisp, orig, special, high luster finish on the metal and fine oil finish on the wood. Display case is equally new. 49505-3 JR (45,000-65,000) – Lot 2473 \| Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - October 2015 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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*EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, ONE OF A KIND ENGRAVED AND GOLD INLAID MARLIN MODEL 39A SERIAL NUMBER 2,000,000 DONATED TO THE NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION.