EXTREMELY RARE MARLIN MODEL 1881 WITH REBATED FRAME.

EXTREMELY RARE MARLIN MODEL 1881 WITH REBATED FRAME. Cal. 45-70. SN 231. Standard grade rifle with 28” oct bbl, full magazine, homemade front sight utilizing a slot blank with a piece of filed copper for a blade. Rear sight is flat top altered from a semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, American walnut with straight stock and smooth steel, semi-crescent buttplate. Bottom front of receiver has the distinctive step found only on about the first 400 of this model Marlin, according to consignor. Bottom of receiver, below serial number, and slightly off-center is a period installed rivet, purpose of which is not known. Cody Firearms Museum has no record of this rifle. CONDITION: Good. No orig finish remains with metal being a smooth plum/gray patina with scattered light surface pitting. Stock has a hairline on left side of wrist & another at rear of forearm, otherwise wood is sound with light handling & use marks with forearm retaining a dark, hand worn patina and buttstock about 60-70% orig varnish. The magazine follower seems to bypass the cartridge stop & will not allow carrier to extend when magazine is empty. When magazine is loaded everything functions fine, otherwise mechanics are fine with strong bright bore and a few spots of light pitting. 4-30645 JR277 (8,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

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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	1115	$0.00	EXTREMELY RARE MARLIN MODEL 1881 WITH REBATED FRAME. Cal. 45-70. SN 231. Standard grade rifle with 28” oct bbl, full magazine, homemade front sight utilizing a slot blank with a piece of filed copper for a blade. Rear sight is flat top altered from a semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, American walnut with straight stock and smooth steel, semi-crescent buttplate. Bottom front of receiver has the distinctive step found only on about the first 400 of this model Marlin, according to consignor. Bottom of receiver, below serial number, and slightly off-center is a period installed rivet, purpose of which is not known. Cody Firearms Museum has no record of this rifle. CONDITION: Good. No orig finish remains with metal being a smooth plum/gray patina with scattered light surface pitting. Stock has a hairline on left side of wrist & another at rear of forearm, otherwise wood is sound with light handling & use marks with forearm retaining a dark, hand worn patina and buttstock about 60-70% orig varnish. The magazine follower seems to bypass the cartridge stop & will not allow carrier to extend when magazine is empty. When magazine is loaded everything functions fine, otherwise mechanics are fine with strong bright bore and a few spots of light pitting. 4-30645 JR277 (8,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 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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