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BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVED MARLIN MODEL 1893 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 30-30. SN 162019. Beautiful, deluxe, engraved marlin with 24″ oct bbl, 2/3 magazine, Lyman ivory bead front sight, Lyman 6A 2-leaf folding rear sight and a Lyman tang sight with loop. Mounted with very highly figured, center crotch cut, flame grain, checkered, American walnut with serpentine grip cap on the buttstock & Marlin embossed hard rubber buttplate. Receiver is very nicely engraved, probably by one of the Ulrichs, with the vignette of a standing white tail deer on the left side with foliate arabesque flourishes front & back, with a wavelet border with small heart borders at the front & rear edges. Right side is engraved with light arabesque flourishes with a wavelet pattern on the side of the bolt and a fan pattern back of the loading port. There are light flourishes of engraving on the lever extension and bottom front of receiver. Top tang & top of receiver are also lightly engraved. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong, bright, orig blue & receiver 85-90% orig case colors, mostly faded but brilliant in sheltered areas. Lever has faded case colors on both sides, strong & bright in sheltered areas. Hammer retains about 80% case colors. Mechanics are crisp. Strong bright bore with some very light orange peel pitting. 4-58709 JR206 (8,000-12,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006
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