RARE SPECIAL ORDER HEAVY BARREL MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE SPECIAL ORDER HEAVY BARREL MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 8931. Cal. 40 (40-60). Very rare ’81 with 30″ heavy bbl, 28″ magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight, Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has 2nd type receiver with split carrier & dbl set triggers. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & smooth steel semi-crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Co. letter identifying this rifle as caliber 40-60 with 30″ oct bbl, & shipped Oct. 2, 1884. There are no known production figures for heavy bbl rifles but, of the 16,379 rifles produced only 780 of them had 30″ bbls & 2,929 had set triggers. Reference Marlin Firearms, Brophy. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 85% strong orig blue mixed with flaked patina. Magazine tube retains 75-80% thin orig blue with a few spots of light discoloration. Receiver retains 88-90% glossy orig blue, thinning on raised areas with a few light scratches. Lever retains 50-60% faded case colors with balance turned silver. Hammer retains about 90% strong case colors.lForearm has a tiny hairline over loading gate spring, otherwise wood is sound with light handling & use marks & retains most of its orig varnish turned dull on forearm. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a ring about an inch from muzzle. 4-36023 JR71 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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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	2048	$9,200.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER HEAVY BARREL MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 8931. Cal. 40 (40-60). Very rare ’81 with 30″ heavy bbl, 28″ magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight, Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has 2nd type receiver with split carrier & dbl set triggers. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & smooth steel semi-crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Co. letter identifying this rifle as caliber 40-60 with 30″ oct bbl, & shipped Oct. 2, 1884. There are no known production figures for heavy bbl rifles but, of the 16,379 rifles produced only 780 of them had 30″ bbls & 2,929 had set triggers. Reference Marlin Firearms, Brophy. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 85% strong orig blue mixed with flaked patina. Magazine tube retains 75-80% thin orig blue with a few spots of light discoloration. Receiver retains 88-90% glossy orig blue, thinning on raised areas with a few light scratches. Lever retains 50-60% faded case colors with balance turned silver. Hammer retains about 90% strong case colors.lForearm has a tiny hairline over loading gate spring, otherwise wood is sound with light handling & use marks & retains most of its orig varnish turned dull on forearm. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a ring about an inch from muzzle. 4-36023 JR71 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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