RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED DELUXE MARLIN 1893 TAKEDOWN RIFLE.

RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED DELUXE MARLIN 1893 TAKEDOWN RIFLE. SN 149175. Cal. 30/30. 26″ oct bbl, full magazine take down, combination front sight with windage adjustment, Lyman two leaf flip-up rear sight. Top flat of bbl is marked “MARLIN FIRE-ARMS CO.NEW-HAVEN,CT.U.S.A/PATENTED.OCT.11,1887. APRIL 2,1889.AUGUST 1,1893.” Left flat behind rear sight is marked “SPECIAL SMOKELESS STEEL”. Each exposed flat has about 2″ of scroll engraving with “30-30” on top flat. Takedown ring has scroll and punch dot engraving as well as nosecap. Receiver marked “MARLIN SAFETY” on top has no. “5(1)” engraving, left side of an oval and wildcat surrounded by foliate scroll with punch dot background. Right side has setter behind loading gate, balance of foliate scroll with punch dot background. Top tang is mounted with peep sight. Mounted with nicely figured American walnut, with “C” style checkered pistol grip with serpentine cap, crescent steel buttplate, scroll engraved on top tang, deluxe forend with “C” style checkering. This fine gun comes from the granddaughter of the orig owner, Reverend George Wesley Peck. Reverend Peck was ordained a Methodist Minister in 1877 and was President of Hedding College from 1873 to 1881. From 1881 to 1898 he was pastor at numerous churches in the Buffalo, Rochester and Dansville area. In 1898 he was elected superintendent of Buffalo, Rochester, and Albany Districts of the Anti-Saloon League. He continued in this capacity until 1908 when he became superintendent of New York, Ohio, and Michigan International Reform League. Inspection of gun reveals matching serial numbers on left side of upper tang and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and mag tube retain 90-95% orig blue, minor wear on sharp edges, usual minor nicks & scratches, a few small areas of minor surface oxidation and some thinning on bottom of mag tube. Receiver shows traces of orig case coloring that has mostly turned and blended with a silver patina. Hammer shows orig thinning case colors, blending with some silver. Lever shows thinning orig case colors in protected areas blending with silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with good checkering a few minor flattened points, usual minor nicks & dings, retaining much of its orig finish. Buttplate is mostly a silver/gray patina. Forend is sound with slightly flat checkering across bottom, normal nicks & dings and retains orig finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, shiny bore with slightly dark grooves and a couple very fine shallow pits. 4-39235 BDT4 (17,500-22,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	2002	$0.00	RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED DELUXE MARLIN 1893 TAKEDOWN RIFLE. SN 149175. Cal. 30/30. 26″ oct bbl, full magazine take down, combination front sight with windage adjustment, Lyman two leaf flip-up rear sight. Top flat of bbl is marked “MARLIN FIRE-ARMS CO.NEW-HAVEN,CT.U.S.A/PATENTED.OCT.11,1887. APRIL 2,1889.AUGUST 1,1893.” Left flat behind rear sight is marked “SPECIAL SMOKELESS STEEL”. Each exposed flat has about 2″ of scroll engraving with “30-30” on top flat. Takedown ring has scroll and punch dot engraving as well as nosecap. Receiver marked “MARLIN SAFETY” on top has no. “5(1)” engraving, left side of an oval and wildcat surrounded by foliate scroll with punch dot background. Right side has setter behind loading gate, balance of foliate scroll with punch dot background. Top tang is mounted with peep sight. Mounted with nicely figured American walnut, with “C” style checkered pistol grip with serpentine cap, crescent steel buttplate, scroll engraved on top tang, deluxe forend with “C” style checkering. This fine gun comes from the granddaughter of the orig owner, Reverend George Wesley Peck. Reverend Peck was ordained a Methodist Minister in 1877 and was President of Hedding College from 1873 to 1881. From 1881 to 1898 he was pastor at numerous churches in the Buffalo, Rochester and Dansville area. In 1898 he was elected superintendent of Buffalo, Rochester, and Albany Districts of the Anti-Saloon League. He continued in this capacity until 1908 when he became superintendent of New York, Ohio, and Michigan International Reform League. Inspection of gun reveals matching serial numbers on left side of upper tang and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and mag tube retain 90-95% orig blue, minor wear on sharp edges, usual minor nicks & scratches, a few small areas of minor surface oxidation and some thinning on bottom of mag tube. Receiver shows traces of orig case coloring that has mostly turned and blended with a silver patina. Hammer shows orig thinning case colors, blending with some silver. Lever shows thinning orig case colors in protected areas blending with silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with good checkering a few minor flattened points, usual minor nicks & dings, retaining much of its orig finish. Buttplate is mostly a silver/gray patina. Forend is sound with slightly flat checkering across bottom, normal nicks & dings and retains orig finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, shiny bore with slightly dark grooves and a couple very fine shallow pits. 4-39235 BDT4 (17,500-22,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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