*EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ENGRAVED AND GOLD INLAYED MARLIN MODEL 90 TOM MIX PRESENTATION OVER/UNDER SHOTGUN.

*EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ENGRAVED AND GOLD INLAYED MARLIN MODEL 90 TOM MIX PRESENTATION OVER/UNDER SHOTGUN. Cal. 20 ga. SN 1390. Spectacular little Marlin with 26″ bbls, choked MOD/IMP-CYL with matted top and single bead. It has extractor and dbl triggers. Receiver is spectacularly engraved with full-panel vignettes of a cowboy on a bucking horse, another cowboy on a horse, and a third cowboy holding a rope on the left side. The right side is equally elaborately engraved on the full panel with “TOM MIX” in script inlayed in gold, surrounded by engraved cowboy hat, Colt six-shooter, & a belt & holster rig. It has beautiful border patterns with foliate arabesque patterns on the forend iron, bottom of the receiver, & trigger guard. The forearm screws are also engraved, & the opening lever and top tang are engraved to match. The engraving extends about 3-1/14″ on each side of the bbl. It is mounted with exceptionally figured burled, shell grain, American walnut with fleur-de-lis carved and checkered forearm and semi pistol-grip stock, 14-3/8″ over an old Red Head waffle pad.

This shotgun was a rare Marlin special presentation given to Tom Mix in appreciation for his support of Marlin’s gun handling & safety program for American youth and also for promoting Marlin’s Model 100-S “Tom Mix Special” .22 rifle. One of these rifles is being sold separately in this auction. Accompanied by a Marlin factory letter signed by William S. Brophy identifying this shotgun and the reason for its presentation. It is well known that very few Marlin factory presentations were ever given out, notably only to Tom Mix and the equally famous Annie Oakley. Also accompanied by a large compilation of biographical information on Tom Mix, the man and movie star. He was born in 1880 in Pennsylvania and died in 1940 in an automobile accident in Arizona. At one time he was considered one of, if not the, wealthiest actors in Hollywood, earning as much as $20,000 per week at the height of his career. Pages 328, 329, & 330 of Marlin Firearms, Brophy, pictures the Model 100-S along with photographs of Tom Mix and the boys’ safe shooting program. Page 416 of the same book has 3 photographs of this very shotgun, including the Red Head pad. Page 540 of the same book has another picture of this shotgun stating that the presentation was made in 1937. The last line on page 541 and the first paragraph on page 543 of this book states that “On special occasions, Marlin has had one-of-a-kind engraved pieces done. Examples of some of these are illustrated in the section covering presentation firearms. The ones most deserving of recognition are the Annie Oakley and the Tom Mix guns. The Annie Oakley was engraved by Conrad Ulrich. The Tom Mix shotgun was engraved and gold-inlaid by two employees of a stationery engraving company that did not do many jobs in steel.” This shotgun is again pictured on page 610 of this book with more information about its presentation and names the engravers as Charles Preiss and Dan Cavanaugh of Lehman Brothers Company of New Haven, CT. Mr. Brophy considered this to be one of Marlin’s premier firearms, and there are more pictures and articles in this book than any other gun, including the Annie Oakley rifle. It is believed this is the only known Marlin presentation gun in private hands. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Near new. May have been fired, but if so, very little. Retains virtually all of its orig factory finish to both metal and wood with only a small rub on the bbl and a few light dings and scratches, and one small bruise in the forearm of the wood. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bores. 4-57764 JR646 (70,000-100,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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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	1212	$0.00	EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ENGRAVED AND GOLD INLAYED MARLIN MODEL 90 TOM MIX PRESENTATION OVER/UNDER SHOTGUN. Cal. 20 ga. SN 1390. Spectacular little Marlin with 26″ bbls, choked MOD/IMP-CYL with matted top and single bead. It has extractor and dbl triggers. Receiver is spectacularly engraved with full-panel vignettes of a cowboy on a bucking horse, another cowboy on a horse, and a third cowboy holding a rope on the left side. The right side is equally elaborately engraved on the full panel with “TOM MIX” in script inlayed in gold, surrounded by engraved cowboy hat, Colt six-shooter, & a belt & holster rig. It has beautiful border patterns with foliate arabesque patterns on the forend iron, bottom of the receiver, & trigger guard. The forearm screws are also engraved, & the opening lever and top tang are engraved to match. The engraving extends about 3-1/14″ on each side of the bbl. It is mounted with exceptionally figured burled, shell grain, American walnut with fleur-de-lis carved and checkered forearm and semi pistol-grip stock, 14-3/8″ over an old Red Head waffle pad. This shotgun was a rare Marlin special presentation given to Tom Mix in appreciation for his support of Marlin’s gun handling & safety program for American youth and also for promoting Marlin’s Model 100-S “Tom Mix Special” .22 rifle. One of these rifles is being sold separately in this auction. Accompanied by a Marlin factory letter signed by William S. Brophy identifying this shotgun and the reason for its presentation. It is well known that very few Marlin factory presentations were ever given out, notably only to Tom Mix and the equally famous Annie Oakley. Also accompanied by a large compilation of biographical information on Tom Mix, the man and movie star. He was born in 1880 in Pennsylvania and died in 1940 in an automobile accident in Arizona. At one time he was considered one of, if not the, wealthiest actors in Hollywood, earning as much as $20,000 per week at the height of his career. Pages 328, 329, & 330 of Marlin Firearms, Brophy, pictures the Model 100-S along with photographs of Tom Mix and the boys’ safe shooting program. Page 416 of the same book has 3 photographs of this very shotgun, including the Red Head pad. Page 540 of the same book has another picture of this shotgun stating that the presentation was made in 1937. The last line on page 541 and the first paragraph on page 543 of this book states that “On special occasions, Marlin has had one-of-a-kind engraved pieces done. Examples of some of these are illustrated in the section covering presentation firearms. The ones most deserving of recognition are the Annie Oakley and the Tom Mix guns. The Annie Oakley was engraved by Conrad Ulrich. The Tom Mix shotgun was engraved and gold-inlaid by two employees of a stationery engraving company that did not do many jobs in steel.” This shotgun is again pictured on page 610 of this book with more information about its presentation and names the engravers as Charles Preiss and Dan Cavanaugh of Lehman Brothers Company of New Haven, CT. Mr. Brophy considered this to be one of Marlin’s premier firearms, and there are more pictures and articles in this book than any other gun, including the Annie Oakley rifle. It is believed this is the only known Marlin presentation gun in private hands. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Near new. May have been fired, but if so, very little. Retains virtually all of its orig factory finish to both metal and wood with only a small rub on the bbl and a few light dings and scratches, and one small bruise in the forearm of the wood. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bores. 4-57764 JR646 (70,000-100,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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