OUTSTANDING SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE MARLIN MODEL 1893 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE MARLIN MODEL 1893 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 164549. Cal. 30-30. Deluxe half nickel ’93 with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, half magazine, Sheard-style front sight with German silver bead and slightly modified semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with very nicely figured flame & feather grain American walnut with A-style checkering, a serpentine grip cap and Marlin Safety embossed hard rubber buttplate. Receiver, lever, takedown ring and forend cap are nickel finished. Trigger is fire-blued and hammer is color case hardened. Special order Marlins, while not uncommon, are unusual to say the least and half nickel rifles such as this one are a great rarity. They were usually created for a special presentation or for someone of importance or just as likely for a show performer. Few of these rifles survive today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong orig factory blue. Receiver & other nickel parts retain virtually all of their orig factory nickel with some pinprick flaking on forend cap. Wood is sound with minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore, possibly unfired. 4-46965 JR264 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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
	1209	$6,325.00	OUTSTANDING SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE MARLIN MODEL 1893 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 164549. Cal. 30-30. Deluxe half nickel ’93 with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, half magazine, Sheard-style front sight with German silver bead and slightly modified semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with very nicely figured flame & feather grain American walnut with A-style checkering, a serpentine grip cap and Marlin Safety embossed hard rubber buttplate. Receiver, lever, takedown ring and forend cap are nickel finished. Trigger is fire-blued and hammer is color case hardened. Special order Marlins, while not uncommon, are unusual to say the least and half nickel rifles such as this one are a great rarity. They were usually created for a special presentation or for someone of importance or just as likely for a show performer. Few of these rifles survive today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong orig factory blue. Receiver & other nickel parts retain virtually all of their orig factory nickel with some pinprick flaking on forend cap. Wood is sound with minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore, possibly unfired. 4-46965 JR264 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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