RARE EARLY TRANSITION MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE EARLY TRANSITION MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 443. Cal. 40 (40-60). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw & broken Winchester-style 3-leaf carbine express rear sight. Top flat has early “J.M. MARLIN” 2-line address with arrows at each end. Buttstock has square junction at tang corners & frame is not rebated. Top of receiver & part of dust cover were filed flat during period of use, apparently to accommodate lower sight and that area now has a patina that matches rest of receiver. Serial number was observed on left side of upper & lower tangs under the wood, on face of buttstock under metal & inside buttplate. Tang screw is a replacement and there is a small plug in wood back of top tang. Carrier is of the early solid type. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good. Bbl retains 65-70% dark orig blue with edge wear & scattered fine pitting. Magazine tube is a mottled silver/brown patina. Receiver has traces of orig blue in sheltered areas being mostly a mottled silver/brown patina with cleaning marks on bottom. Lever spring screw is missing. Stock is missing a chip at toe with a couple of gouges in forearm & usual handling & use marks. Forearm retains 60-70% orig varnish & buttstock about 75% orig varnish, both with a fine hand patina. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bore with some shine, dark in grooves with minor pitting. 4-36008 JR66 (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
	2087	$1,150.00	RARE EARLY TRANSITION MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 443. Cal. 40 (40-60). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw & broken Winchester-style 3-leaf carbine express rear sight. Top flat has early “J.M. MARLIN” 2-line address with arrows at each end. Buttstock has square junction at tang corners & frame is not rebated. Top of receiver & part of dust cover were filed flat during period of use, apparently to accommodate lower sight and that area now has a patina that matches rest of receiver. Serial number was observed on left side of upper & lower tangs under the wood, on face of buttstock under metal & inside buttplate. Tang screw is a replacement and there is a small plug in wood back of top tang. Carrier is of the early solid type. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good. Bbl retains 65-70% dark orig blue with edge wear & scattered fine pitting. Magazine tube is a mottled silver/brown patina. Receiver has traces of orig blue in sheltered areas being mostly a mottled silver/brown patina with cleaning marks on bottom. Lever spring screw is missing. Stock is missing a chip at toe with a couple of gouges in forearm & usual handling & use marks. Forearm retains 60-70% orig varnish & buttstock about 75% orig varnish, both with a fine hand patina. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bore with some shine, dark in grooves with minor pitting. 4-36008 JR66 (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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