MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 7081. Cal. 40 (40-60). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & altered Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has 2nd type receiver with split carrier & dbl set triggers. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & smooth steel semi-crescent buttplate. There were only 16,379 Model 1881s ever made and of the total only 2,929 had set triggers. Reference Marlin Firearms, Brophy. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Receiver & bbl retain traces of orig blue in sheltered areas being mostly a thin blue/brown patina, darker on magazine tube. Stock has a series of light gouges on right side of wrist & a small grain splinter by toe, otherwise wood is sound with traces of orig finish on forearm & about 40-50% orig finish on buttstock with balance a hand worn patina. Hammer is without safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. Would make a good Cowboy Action Shooter. 4-36013 JR74 (2,500-4,000)

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
	2061	$2,012.50	MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 7081. Cal. 40 (40-60). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & altered Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has 2nd type receiver with split carrier & dbl set triggers. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & smooth steel semi-crescent buttplate. There were only 16,379 Model 1881s ever made and of the total only 2,929 had set triggers. Reference Marlin Firearms, Brophy. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Receiver & bbl retain traces of orig blue in sheltered areas being mostly a thin blue/brown patina, darker on magazine tube. Stock has a series of light gouges on right side of wrist & a small grain splinter by toe, otherwise wood is sound with traces of orig finish on forearm & about 40-50% orig finish on buttstock with balance a hand worn patina. Hammer is without safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. Would make a good Cowboy Action Shooter. 4-36013 JR74 (2,500-4,000) 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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