SPECIAL ORDER MARLIN MODEL 1881 HEAVY BARREL LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SPECIAL ORDER MARLIN MODEL 1881 HEAVY BARREL LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 8249. Cal. 40 (40-60). Rare special order ’81 with 30″ heavy oct bbl, 28″ magazine, Rocky Mtn. front sight with replacement brass blade & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight and double set triggers. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & semi-crescent smooth steel buttplate. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Co. letter identifying this rifle with 30″ bbl, set trigger & shipped March 10, 1886. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl & magazine tube are mostly a mottled smooth silver/brown patina with blue in sheltered areas. Receiver retains 50-60% thin orig blue with some dings over top and on sharp edges. Forearm has a hairline at receiver, otherwise wood is sound with light nicks & scratches and a series of bruises on buttstock and overall retains 75-80% orig finish. Hammer is without safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Carrier has a broken finger but seems to function well. Bright shiny bore with scattered light pitting. 4-36019 JR17 (4,000-7,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2049	$2,242.50	SPECIAL ORDER MARLIN MODEL 1881 HEAVY BARREL LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 8249. Cal. 40 (40-60). Rare special order ’81 with 30″ heavy oct bbl, 28″ magazine, Rocky Mtn. front sight with replacement brass blade & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight and double set triggers. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & semi-crescent smooth steel buttplate. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Co. letter identifying this rifle with 30″ bbl, set trigger & shipped March 10, 1886. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl & magazine tube are mostly a mottled smooth silver/brown patina with blue in sheltered areas. Receiver retains 50-60% thin orig blue with some dings over top and on sharp edges. Forearm has a hairline at receiver, otherwise wood is sound with light nicks & scratches and a series of bruises on buttstock and overall retains 75-80% orig finish. Hammer is without safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Carrier has a broken finger but seems to function well. Bright shiny bore with scattered light pitting. 4-36019 JR17 (4,000-7,000) 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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