*ENGRAVED TAKEDOWN SPECIAL ORDER MARLIN MODEL 1893 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

*ENGRAVED TAKEDOWN SPECIAL ORDER MARLIN MODEL 1893 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 312535. Cal. 32-40. Beautiful rifle with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, half magazine, takedown with tall German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Bbl is marked “SPECIAL SMOKELESS STEEL” and top of receiver is marked “MARLIN SAFETY” with standard tang markings. Receiver, takedown ring, lever, hammer & buttplate are color case hardened with the receiver engraved in No. 1 style having the vignette of a standing whitetail buck on left side surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns with matching patterns on right side, bottom of receiver, lever boss & top tang. Engraving is probably by Conrad Ulrich. Mounted with “A” style checkered straight grain American walnut with serpentine grip & crescent steel buttplate. Rifles from this era are seldom found with high orig finish as they were hard used hunting rifles. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum Letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 32-40 with 26″ half octagon bbl, pistol grip, half magazine, takedown and engraved, shipped on Dec. 8, 1904. The fact that this letter states that this rifle was engraved is extremely unusual as the Marlin records generally are not complete. PROVENANCE: Paul Sorrel 1994; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain most of their strong orig blue with a cleaned area near the front sight; forend cap retains 96-97% strong orig blue; receiver, takedown ring, lever, hammer & buttplate retain most of their orig case colors, brilliant on receiver, hammer & sides of lever with outer face of lever fading; buttplate case colors are moderately faded showing silver on heel & toe. Wood is sound with a couple of gouges on left side of buttstock and a few other scattered small nicks in varnish and overall retains about all of its orig varnish, slightly crazed on buttstock. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-45417 (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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
	1519	$20,125.00	ENGRAVED TAKEDOWN SPECIAL ORDER MARLIN MODEL 1893 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 312535. Cal. 32-40. Beautiful rifle with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, half magazine, takedown with tall German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Bbl is marked “SPECIAL SMOKELESS STEEL” and top of receiver is marked “MARLIN SAFETY” with standard tang markings. Receiver, takedown ring, lever, hammer & buttplate are color case hardened with the receiver engraved in No. 1 style having the vignette of a standing whitetail buck on left side surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns with matching patterns on right side, bottom of receiver, lever boss & top tang. Engraving is probably by Conrad Ulrich. Mounted with “A” style checkered straight grain American walnut with serpentine grip & crescent steel buttplate. Rifles from this era are seldom found with high orig finish as they were hard used hunting rifles. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum Letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 32-40 with 26″ half octagon bbl, pistol grip, half magazine, takedown and engraved, shipped on Dec. 8, 1904. The fact that this letter states that this rifle was engraved is extremely unusual as the Marlin records generally are not complete. PROVENANCE: Paul Sorrel 1994; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain most of their strong orig blue with a cleaned area near the front sight; forend cap retains 96-97% strong orig blue; receiver, takedown ring, lever, hammer & buttplate retain most of their orig case colors, brilliant on receiver, hammer & sides of lever with outer face of lever fading; buttplate case colors are moderately faded showing silver on heel & toe. Wood is sound with a couple of gouges on left side of buttstock and a few other scattered small nicks in varnish and overall retains about all of its orig varnish, slightly crazed on buttstock. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-45417 (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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