SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 22269. Cal. 38-55. Scarce small frame ’81 with rare 26″ oct bbl, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & a replacement Winchester-style ladder rear sight. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Serial number was observed on left side of top & bottom tangs under the wood, on front edge of buttstock under the metal & inside buttplate. Of the 16,379 Model ’81 rifles that were made only 277 were produced with 26″ bbls making this a very rare rifle. Reference Marlin Firearms, Brophy. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Co. letter identifying this rifle in caliber 38-55 with 26″ bbl & shipped July 25, 1889. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Fair to good. Bbl retains about 60% orig blue turning plum & brown toward muzzle end. Magazine tube is a plum/brown. Receiver retains traces of blue in sheltered areas being mostly a mottled silver/brown patina. Forearm has a hairline over loading gate spring area with grain checks by buttplate & usual nicks, dings & scratches and overall retains a smooth hand worn patina. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. 4-36029 JR80 (2,000-3,500)

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
	2077	$1,150.00	SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 22269. Cal. 38-55. Scarce small frame ’81 with rare 26″ oct bbl, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & a replacement Winchester-style ladder rear sight. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Serial number was observed on left side of top & bottom tangs under the wood, on front edge of buttstock under the metal & inside buttplate. Of the 16,379 Model ’81 rifles that were made only 277 were produced with 26″ bbls making this a very rare rifle. Reference Marlin Firearms, Brophy. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Co. letter identifying this rifle in caliber 38-55 with 26″ bbl & shipped July 25, 1889. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Fair to good. Bbl retains about 60% orig blue turning plum & brown toward muzzle end. Magazine tube is a plum/brown. Receiver retains traces of blue in sheltered areas being mostly a mottled silver/brown patina. Forearm has a hairline over loading gate spring area with grain checks by buttplate & usual nicks, dings & scratches and overall retains a smooth hand worn patina. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. 4-36029 JR80 (2,000-3,500) 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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