SCARCE MARLIN MODEL 1888 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE MARLIN MODEL 1888 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 20658. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & semi-buckhorn Marlin rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Only 4,814 of these rare rifles were ever made and of that total only 1,727 were in caliber 44. Reference Marlin Rifles, Brophy. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 75-80% orig blue turning plum with sharp edge wear & a few scattered minor nicks. Magazine tube is mostly a light brown patina with one minor ding. Receiver retains 25-30% thin orig blue with balance a plum patina. Lever & hammer retain traces of case colors. Wood is sound with normal nicks & scratches showing a heavy hand worn patina on forearm with about 30% orig finish under a light applied finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore, dark in grooves. 4-36046 JR63 (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
	2098	$2,300.00	SCARCE MARLIN MODEL 1888 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 20658. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & semi-buckhorn Marlin rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Only 4,814 of these rare rifles were ever made and of that total only 1,727 were in caliber 44. Reference Marlin Rifles, Brophy. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 75-80% orig blue turning plum with sharp edge wear & a few scattered minor nicks. Magazine tube is mostly a light brown patina with one minor ding. Receiver retains 25-30% thin orig blue with balance a plum patina. Lever & hammer retain traces of case colors. Wood is sound with normal nicks & scratches showing a heavy hand worn patina on forearm with about 30% orig finish under a light applied finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore, dark in grooves. 4-36046 JR63 (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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