MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 9244. Cal. 40 (40-60). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight with adjustable aperture. It has 2nd type receiver with solid carrier & dbl set triggers. Mounted with nicely figured, slab-sawed uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & smooth steel semi-crescent buttplate. Left side of forearm, at receiver, has crudely carved small initials “W.J.B”. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Co. letter identifying this rifle as caliber 40-60 with 28″ bbl, set trigger & shipped Sept. 8, 1885. 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: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 80-85% dull orig blue turning plum in areas. Magazine tube has a couple of removed dents & is overall a plum patina with blue in sheltered areas. Receiver retains about 80% thin glossy orig blue with candy striping & turned plum on bottom. Wood is sound with a series of small bruises on forearm & usual nicks & scratches elsewhere with forearm retaining 60-70% orig varnish with a hand worn patina. Buttstock retains most of its orig varnish with some dark oil staining around receiver. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with scattered fine pitting. 4-36016 JR75 (5,000-8,000)

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
	2063	$4,025.00	MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 9244. Cal. 40 (40-60). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight with adjustable aperture. It has 2nd type receiver with solid carrier & dbl set triggers. Mounted with nicely figured, slab-sawed uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & smooth steel semi-crescent buttplate. Left side of forearm, at receiver, has crudely carved small initials “W.J.B”. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Co. letter identifying this rifle as caliber 40-60 with 28″ bbl, set trigger & shipped Sept. 8, 1885. 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: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 80-85% dull orig blue turning plum in areas. Magazine tube has a couple of removed dents & is overall a plum patina with blue in sheltered areas. Receiver retains about 80% thin glossy orig blue with candy striping & turned plum on bottom. Wood is sound with a series of small bruises on forearm & usual nicks & scratches elsewhere with forearm retaining 60-70% orig varnish with a hand worn patina. Buttstock retains most of its orig varnish with some dark oil staining around receiver. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with scattered fine pitting. 4-36016 JR75 (5,000-8,000) 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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