MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 10640. Cal. 40-60. Bbl 28″ oct with full length mag. Ivory bead front sight, Rocky Mountain rear sight, and combination tang sight. Stocked in American walnut having light fiddle in the butt section with steel shotgun buttplate. Top flat of bbl is marked “MARLIN FIRE-ARMS CO, NEW-HAVEN, CT. U.S.A./PAT’D FEB. 7 ’65. JAN. 7. ’73, SEP. 14 ’75. NOV 19. & 26 ’78 JUNE 3 ’79. DEC. 9. 79. NOV. 9. 80. RE ISSUE NOV. 9. 1880.” with cal. marking at the breech end of the bbl. PROVENANCE: George F. Peters collection CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 80% blue mixing with patina and having light spots and a few small nicks on the edges of the oct bbl. Receiver has 80% bright blue fading to patina in the high wear areas with small amount of light corrosion spots. Hammer and lever have retained traces of case colors mixing with patina and scattered light pitting. Buttplate has faded to silver-gray patina with light pitting. The buttstock has a hair-line crack extending from the peak at the heel of the buttplate and nicks in the leading edge of the comb caused by the tang sight. Stock and forearm have good original finish with moderate handling marks. Action has crisp mechanics. Bore is bright with sharp rifling. 4-41746 DS28 (3,000-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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
	1333	$3,737.50	MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 10640. Cal. 40-60. Bbl 28″ oct with full length mag. Ivory bead front sight, Rocky Mountain rear sight, and combination tang sight. Stocked in American walnut having light fiddle in the butt section with steel shotgun buttplate. Top flat of bbl is marked “MARLIN FIRE-ARMS CO, NEW-HAVEN, CT. U.S.A./PAT’D FEB. 7 ’65. JAN. 7. ’73, SEP. 14 ’75. NOV 19. & 26 ’78 JUNE 3 ’79. DEC. 9. 79. NOV. 9. 80. RE ISSUE NOV. 9. 1880.” with cal. marking at the breech end of the bbl. PROVENANCE: George F. Peters collection CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 80% blue mixing with patina and having light spots and a few small nicks on the edges of the oct bbl. Receiver has 80% bright blue fading to patina in the high wear areas with small amount of light corrosion spots. Hammer and lever have retained traces of case colors mixing with patina and scattered light pitting. Buttplate has faded to silver-gray patina with light pitting. The buttstock has a hair-line crack extending from the peak at the heel of the buttplate and nicks in the leading edge of the comb caused by the tang sight. Stock and forearm have good original finish with moderate handling marks. Action has crisp mechanics. Bore is bright with sharp rifling. 4-41746 DS28 (3,000-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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