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2001
$5,750.00

*INCREDIBLE MARLIN MODEL 1893 SRC. SN A4966. Cal. 30-30. 20″ rnd bbl, full mag, square base with a pinned ivory bead front sight, carbine ladder rear sight. Top of bbl in front of rear sight marked “MARLIN FIREARMS CO., NEW-HAVEN, CT. U.S.A./PAT’D. OCT.11.1887.APRIL 2. 1889. AUG.1.1893/SPECIAL SMOKELESS STEEL”. Behind rear sight, “30-30.” Standard 93 receiver with “MARLIN SAFETY” on top and proper two mounting screws, staple without ring on left side, top tang marked “MODEL/1893”. Mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, steel carbine buttplate, 8″ forend with sgl band. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & mag tube retain 98% of their orig blue with just a few very minor tiny handling marks. Receiver retains 98% of its orig case colored finish with a couple small flake marks on left side, slightly thinning across bottom, and starting to show bright on some of the sharp edges. Hammer retains virtually all of its orig blue finish. Lever retains strong dark orig case colors on sides, thinning and blending with brown patina across bottom. Stock is sound with a few minor finish nicks and slight flaking of its orig finish. Buttplate retains nearly all of its orig blue, slightly thinning at heel & toe. Forend is sound with a few minor nicks & dings, a couple spots on right side where finish has lifted, but retains most of its orig finish. Mechanics are crisp with a bright shiny bore as gun shows to have had very little use. 4-39530 BDT92 (3,000-6,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010
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