*EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, PROBABLY ONE OF KIND, MARLIN MODEL 41 PUMP ACTION RIFLE.

*EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, PROBABLY ONE OF KIND, MARLIN MODEL 41 PUMP ACTION RIFLE. SN 17231. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Produced under the Marlin-Rockwell Corporation which assumed control of the Marlin Firearms Company in about 1915 and almost immediately began machine gun production for the war effort. Under the Marlin-Rockwell Corp. they also produced a variety of products including ball bearings, ammunition, bombs and other implements required by the U.S. military. By 1922 the Marlin-Rockwell Corp. had divested itself of most of their holdings including Marlin Firearms which became known as The Marlin Firearms Corporation. During the short tenure at Marlin, the Marlin-Rockwell Corp. produced very few sporting firearms including this Model 41 which is simply the former Model 27S with the Marlin-Rockwell bbl address and the model number changed on top tang. This is reported to be the only known Model 41 rifle. This model is not listed in the book Marlin Firearms, Brophy. Externally the only visible difference is the addition of a small Lyman tang sight which may be what the Model 41 was all about, as there are no other readily apparent differences between this rifle, the Model 27S and the Model 40. Under the new Marlin Firearms Corp. production of the Model 27S was resumed and no other Models 41 are known to have been produced. Rifle has all the external appearances of the Model 27S with 24″ tapered oct bbl, a replacement Marbles No. 57 ivory bead front sight, a slot blank in the rear seat and a tiny Lyman receiver sight. Top flat of bbl is marked “Marlin-Rockwell Corp. New Haven, Ct, U.S.A.” with patent dates below that have a strange long arrow at each end with two circles on the shafts. Caliber marking with arrows at each end is over the chamber area and the top left flat is marked “Special Smokeless Steel”. Top tang is marked “Marlin/MOD 41”. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with ribbed rnd forearm and uncheckered straight stock with crescent steel buttplate. SN is on the left side of top tang under the wood, in top tang channel of butt stock and inside buttplate. The number in the buttplate, like the number in the Model 40 being sold elsewhere in this auction, is stamped over another number that appears to be “20773” or possibly just “2077”. PROVENANCE: Richard Rohal Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 95% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear, a couple of minor scratches and some light scattered spots of oxidation. Magazine tube & slide bar show moderate to heavy wear. Receiver retains 88-90% orig blue, thinning & turning plum. Buttplate retains 70-75% thinning blue turning plum. Wood has a few light handling & use nicks & scratches with a small ding on each side of the stock and retains about 70-75% orig varnish with the losses of finish from flaking, not wear. Forearm retains traces of orig finish being mostly a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-40435 JR293 (2,500-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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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	1564	$12,075.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, PROBABLY ONE OF KIND, MARLIN MODEL 41 PUMP ACTION RIFLE. SN 17231. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Produced under the Marlin-Rockwell Corporation which assumed control of the Marlin Firearms Company in about 1915 and almost immediately began machine gun production for the war effort. Under the Marlin-Rockwell Corp. they also produced a variety of products including ball bearings, ammunition, bombs and other implements required by the U.S. military. By 1922 the Marlin-Rockwell Corp. had divested itself of most of their holdings including Marlin Firearms which became known as The Marlin Firearms Corporation. During the short tenure at Marlin, the Marlin-Rockwell Corp. produced very few sporting firearms including this Model 41 which is simply the former Model 27S with the Marlin-Rockwell bbl address and the model number changed on top tang. This is reported to be the only known Model 41 rifle. This model is not listed in the book Marlin Firearms, Brophy. Externally the only visible difference is the addition of a small Lyman tang sight which may be what the Model 41 was all about, as there are no other readily apparent differences between this rifle, the Model 27S and the Model 40. Under the new Marlin Firearms Corp. production of the Model 27S was resumed and no other Models 41 are known to have been produced. Rifle has all the external appearances of the Model 27S with 24″ tapered oct bbl, a replacement Marbles No. 57 ivory bead front sight, a slot blank in the rear seat and a tiny Lyman receiver sight. Top flat of bbl is marked “Marlin-Rockwell Corp. New Haven, Ct, U.S.A.” with patent dates below that have a strange long arrow at each end with two circles on the shafts. Caliber marking with arrows at each end is over the chamber area and the top left flat is marked “Special Smokeless Steel”. Top tang is marked “Marlin/MOD 41”. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with ribbed rnd forearm and uncheckered straight stock with crescent steel buttplate. SN is on the left side of top tang under the wood, in top tang channel of butt stock and inside buttplate. The number in the buttplate, like the number in the Model 40 being sold elsewhere in this auction, is stamped over another number that appears to be “20773” or possibly just “2077”. PROVENANCE: Richard Rohal Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 95% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear, a couple of minor scratches and some light scattered spots of oxidation. Magazine tube & slide bar show moderate to heavy wear. Receiver retains 88-90% orig blue, thinning & turning plum. Buttplate retains 70-75% thinning blue turning plum. Wood has a few light handling & use nicks & scratches with a small ding on each side of the stock and retains about 70-75% orig varnish with the losses of finish from flaking, not wear. Forearm retains traces of orig finish being mostly a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-40435 JR293 (2,500-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 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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