RARE MARLIN MODEL 1881 SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE MARLIN MODEL 1881 SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 4797. Cal. 40 (40-60). Rare standard grade special order rifle with 28″ oct bbl, half magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, slab-sawed uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & smooth steel semi-crescent buttplate. Bottom flat of bbl has a factory dovetailed sling swivel with a corresponding sling loop on bottom of stock. There is also a tiny German silver shield in bottom of stock. It has Type 2 receiver with split carrier. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Co. letter identifying this rifle in caliber 40-60 with 28″ oct bbl, half magazine & shipped May 22, 1883. There was 16,379 of these rifles built with only 194 of that total having half magazine. Reference Marlin Firearms, Brophy. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Fine. All metal retains a smooth, even plum patina with a couple of minor nicks on receiver. Forearm has a couple of cracks over loading gate spring with a couple of small gouges on left side, otherwise wood is sound with traces of orig finish being mostly a smooth hand worn patina with light nicks & scratches. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with good shine & light etching in grooves. 4-36017 JR77 (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
	2071	$1,725.00	RARE MARLIN MODEL 1881 SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 4797. Cal. 40 (40-60). Rare standard grade special order rifle with 28″ oct bbl, half magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, slab-sawed uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & smooth steel semi-crescent buttplate. Bottom flat of bbl has a factory dovetailed sling swivel with a corresponding sling loop on bottom of stock. There is also a tiny German silver shield in bottom of stock. It has Type 2 receiver with split carrier. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Co. letter identifying this rifle in caliber 40-60 with 28″ oct bbl, half magazine & shipped May 22, 1883. There was 16,379 of these rifles built with only 194 of that total having half magazine. Reference Marlin Firearms, Brophy. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Fine. All metal retains a smooth, even plum patina with a couple of minor nicks on receiver. Forearm has a couple of cracks over loading gate spring with a couple of small gouges on left side, otherwise wood is sound with traces of orig finish being mostly a smooth hand worn patina with light nicks & scratches. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with good shine & light etching in grooves. 4-36017 JR77 (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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