TWO SPECTACULAR & RARE MARLIN MODEL 1889 DELUXE RIFLES WITH CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS.

TWO SPECTACULAR & RARE MARLIN MODEL 1889 DELUXE RIFLES WITH CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS. SN 87607 & 87608. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Two very rare Model 89’s with rare & desirable case colored receivers. Serial number 87607 has a rare 24″ oct to rnd bbl with half magazine, ivory bead hunting front sight, slot blank in rear seat & a Lyman loop tang sight. Mounted with very highly figured, B-style checkered American walnut with serpentine pistol grip & Marlin embossed hard rubber shotgun buttplate. Serial number 87608 has a 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight, Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight with adjustable aperture & a Lyman loop tang sight. Mounted with very highly figured, flame & shell grain B-style checkered American walnut with serpentine pistol grip & crescent buttplate. According to the book Marlin Firearms, Brophy, only 55,119 of these first side-eject Marlins were made and of that number only 207 had short magazines, only 508 had half oct bbls and only 3,729 had 26″ bbls, making this, indeed, a very rare pair of rifles. There is no indication of how many were case colored but blue was the standard finish with color case hardening a special order feature. Note: These two rifles are consecutively numbered to a third Model 1889 from another consignor, being sold elsewhere in this auction. CONDITION: Serial number 87607: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-98% strong orig blue with forend cap retaining about 90% orig blue. Receiver retains just about all of its orig brilliant case colors, slightly thinned on bottom front. Lever & hammer retain most of their strong orig case colors, somewhat faded on outer face of lever. Stock has a chipped buttplate toe with minor nicks & scratches on both stock & forearm and overall retains most of its strong orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Serial number 87608: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 99% strong orig blue with forend cap retaining about 97% glossy orig blue. Receiver, lever & hammer retain virtually all of their brilliant case colors with some slight etching on left side of receiver. Lever case colors are turning dark. Buttplate retains about 80% faded case colors. Wood is sound with a very few, very minor nicks & scratches and retains about 98-99% strong orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-35009 JR51 (22,500-27,500)

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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	2104	$29,325.00	TWO SPECTACULAR & RARE MARLIN MODEL 1889 DELUXE RIFLES WITH CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS. SN 87607 & 87608. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Two very rare Model 89’s with rare & desirable case colored receivers. Serial number 87607 has a rare 24″ oct to rnd bbl with half magazine, ivory bead hunting front sight, slot blank in rear seat & a Lyman loop tang sight. Mounted with very highly figured, B-style checkered American walnut with serpentine pistol grip & Marlin embossed hard rubber shotgun buttplate. Serial number 87608 has a 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight, Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight with adjustable aperture & a Lyman loop tang sight. Mounted with very highly figured, flame & shell grain B-style checkered American walnut with serpentine pistol grip & crescent buttplate. According to the book Marlin Firearms, Brophy, only 55,119 of these first side-eject Marlins were made and of that number only 207 had short magazines, only 508 had half oct bbls and only 3,729 had 26″ bbls, making this, indeed, a very rare pair of rifles. There is no indication of how many were case colored but blue was the standard finish with color case hardening a special order feature. Note: These two rifles are consecutively numbered to a third Model 1889 from another consignor, being sold elsewhere in this auction. CONDITION: Serial number 87607: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-98% strong orig blue with forend cap retaining about 90% orig blue. Receiver retains just about all of its orig brilliant case colors, slightly thinned on bottom front. Lever & hammer retain most of their strong orig case colors, somewhat faded on outer face of lever. Stock has a chipped buttplate toe with minor nicks & scratches on both stock & forearm and overall retains most of its strong orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Serial number 87608: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 99% strong orig blue with forend cap retaining about 97% glossy orig blue. Receiver, lever & hammer retain virtually all of their brilliant case colors with some slight etching on left side of receiver. Lever case colors are turning dark. Buttplate retains about 80% faded case colors. Wood is sound with a very few, very minor nicks & scratches and retains about 98-99% strong orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-35009 JR51 (22,500-27,500) 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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