FINE MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Revised: 3/1/2013

Please Note: Close-up photos in the catalog are not of this gun.

FINE MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 8232. Cal. 40 (40-60). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has scarce factory dbl set triggers. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & semi-crescent buttplate. Left side of upper & lower tangs, under the wood, are marked with matching SNs which number is also found on front face of the buttstock, under the wood, and inside the buttplate. Top flat of bbl has third type marking and late receiver without rebate at the bottom front. The Model 1881 Marlin was the first of the large frame Marlins and also the first to chamber the more powerful cartridges. They were immediately accepted by the buying public of the era and usually saw hard service on the American frontier under continuous adverse conditions, usually with little maintenance and are rarely found today with any orig finish. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 88-90% orig blue turning a little plum, more so on the magazine tube, showing muzzle end & sharp edge wear; receiver retains about 80% thinning orig blue with a few scratches & nicks and some candy striping; lever & hammer retain case colors, turned dark. Wood is sound with usual handling & use nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory varnish showing wear on the carry point of the forearm. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-47753 JR339 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013

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
	1172	$6,325.00	Revised: 3/1/2013 Please Note: Close-up photos in the catalog are not of this gun. FINE MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 8232. Cal. 40 (40-60). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has scarce factory dbl set triggers. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & semi-crescent buttplate. Left side of upper & lower tangs, under the wood, are marked with matching SNs which number is also found on front face of the buttstock, under the wood, and inside the buttplate. Top flat of bbl has third type marking and late receiver without rebate at the bottom front. The Model 1881 Marlin was the first of the large frame Marlins and also the first to chamber the more powerful cartridges. They were immediately accepted by the buying public of the era and usually saw hard service on the American frontier under continuous adverse conditions, usually with little maintenance and are rarely found today with any orig finish. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 88-90% orig blue turning a little plum, more so on the magazine tube, showing muzzle end & sharp edge wear; receiver retains about 80% thinning orig blue with a few scratches & nicks and some candy striping; lever & hammer retain case colors, turned dark. Wood is sound with usual handling & use nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory varnish showing wear on the carry point of the forearm. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-47753 JR339 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013 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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