RARE 1ST MODEL REBATED FRAME MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE 1ST MODEL REBATED FRAME MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 155. Cal. 45 Govt. (45-70). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, Rocky Mtn. front sight with homemade German silver blade & altered Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver has the 1st style “step” on bottom front of frame with solid carrier. Mounted with nicely figured, slab-sawed, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & semi-crescent smooth steel buttplate. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl & magazine tube retain a smooth plum/brown patina with some light pitting on magazine tube. Receiver retains traces of orig finish in sheltered areas being mostly a mottled silver/brown patina. Front raised area, right rebated area & top of receiver have hammer marks. Forearm has a repaired break over loading gate spring and a repaired severe break in wrist of stock with usual nicks & scratches and overall retains a hand worn old restored finish. Hammer will not hold in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-36002 JR25 (3,000-5,000)

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
	2066	$2,300.00	RARE 1ST MODEL REBATED FRAME MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 155. Cal. 45 Govt. (45-70). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, Rocky Mtn. front sight with homemade German silver blade & altered Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver has the 1st style “step” on bottom front of frame with solid carrier. Mounted with nicely figured, slab-sawed, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & semi-crescent smooth steel buttplate. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl & magazine tube retain a smooth plum/brown patina with some light pitting on magazine tube. Receiver retains traces of orig finish in sheltered areas being mostly a mottled silver/brown patina. Front raised area, right rebated area & top of receiver have hammer marks. Forearm has a repaired break over loading gate spring and a repaired severe break in wrist of stock with usual nicks & scratches and overall retains a hand worn old restored finish. Hammer will not hold in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-36002 JR25 (3,000-5,000) 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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