MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 17257. Cal. 40 (40-60). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock & semi-crescent smooth steel buttplate. It has 3rd style frame & split carrier. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Company letter stating they were unable to identify this rifle beyond the fact that it was manufactured in 1887. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 92-93% orig blue with worn sharp edges on bbl, thinned on magazine tube by forend cap. Receiver retains about 90-92% strong orig blue, thin on bottom. Lever & hammer retain faded case colors. Wood is sound with forearm retaining a hand worn patina and buttstock about 85% orig varnish with nicks, scratches & dings. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-36028 JR16 (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
	2058	$3,162.50	MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 17257. Cal. 40 (40-60). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock & semi-crescent smooth steel buttplate. It has 3rd style frame & split carrier. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Company letter stating they were unable to identify this rifle beyond the fact that it was manufactured in 1887. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 92-93% orig blue with worn sharp edges on bbl, thinned on magazine tube by forend cap. Receiver retains about 90-92% strong orig blue, thin on bottom. Lever & hammer retain faded case colors. Wood is sound with forearm retaining a hand worn patina and buttstock about 85% orig varnish with nicks, scratches & dings. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-36028 JR16 (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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