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1349
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$4,025.00
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MARLIN MODEL 1895 DELUXE RIFLE. SN 137437. Cal. .40-65. Bbl 26″ rnd with full length magazine. Rocky Mountain knife blade front sight, Rocky Mountain rear sight, and combination tang sight. Stocked with American walnut with pistol grip stock having S-shaped grip. Stock and forend have No. A checkering. Bbl is marked “MARLIN FIRE-ARMS CO., U.S.A./PAT’D OCT. 11. 1887. APRIL 2. 1889. AUG. 1. 1893.” Left side of bbl marked “Special Smokeless Steel.” with cal marking at breech end of bbl. Top of receiver marked “MARLIN SAFETY”. Top tang is marked “Model/1895”. PROVENANCE: George F. Peters Collection CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and magazine have 70% thinning blue mixing with patina and having widely scattered spots of light corrosion. Receiver has 30% faint case colors mixing with patina. Buttstock has 1/4″ cut out at the tip of the comb for tang sight clearance. Sound stock and forend with moderate handling marks and finish wear on the rear section of the forend. Checkering shows moderate wear and evidence of light re-cutting on the forend only. Sound mechanics. Dark bore with good rifling. 4-41769 DS27 (4,500-6,500)
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. |