MARLIN/BALLARD #2 SPORTING RIFLE.

MARLIN/BALLARD #2 SPORTING RIFLE. SN 26906. Cal. 32-40. Standard #2 rifle with 30″ medium weight octagon bbl, Marble’s no. 8 sporting front sight with broken ivory bead, a replacement Winchester style, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Marlin’s Improved Graduated peep sight on the receiver. Receiver is rebated with flat sides, dbl-set triggers and small loop finger number. It is mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with semi-schnable tip forearm and straight stock with crescent steel buttplate. Serial number was observed in the usual place on the bottom front of the receiver, on bottom flat of the bbl under the forearm, on the rear face of the forearm, on the front face of the buttstock and inside the buttplate. Accompanied by a box containing a rare Ideal capper/decapper in its very rare box with expander plug; a very rare Marlin Model 1881 combination bullet mold/loading tool and an extremely rare brass Pope sizer/luber; five boxes of 32-40 empty cases and one box of antique loaded ammo. There is also a Dupont 1 lb. tin of FFg black powder. Additionally accompanied by a small slip of paper that states “This 32-40 belonged to David L. Postlethwaite Reynoldsville, Pa until 1947 when it was given to his grandson, D.W. Anderson as a prize for academic achievement. D.L.P. said it had a H.L. Pope Barrel. He said the gun was a Pacific model …………”. Note is dated “10/2/03”. Rifle is not a Pacific model, but is a no. 2 Sporting Rifle, and it has a conventionally rifled barrel with right hand twist. CONDITION: Fine to Very Fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 96-97% strong orig factory blue with only light muzzle and sharp edge wear. The left side flat, near the muzzle has a short series of “Xs”, probably vice marks. Receiver retains faded case colors on both sides, being mostly colors faded to silver. Stock has a fine hairline at the wrist, otherwise the wood is sound with handling and use marks, scratches and light dings and some light stains around the buttplate and shows about 80% original varnish. Mechanics are fine, very bright, shiny bore. The Pope tool is extremely fine and functional, the Marlin tool retains traces of blue with the balance a clean metal patina, the Ideal capper/de-capper is fine, box is soiled and missing one end & about 1/2 of one side of the lid, label and end label are mostly intact. 4-40226 JR268 (4,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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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	2105	$0.00	MARLIN/BALLARD #2 SPORTING RIFLE. SN 26906. Cal. 32-40. Standard #2 rifle with 30″ medium weight octagon bbl, Marble’s no. 8 sporting front sight with broken ivory bead, a replacement Winchester style, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Marlin’s Improved Graduated peep sight on the receiver. Receiver is rebated with flat sides, dbl-set triggers and small loop finger number. It is mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with semi-schnable tip forearm and straight stock with crescent steel buttplate. Serial number was observed in the usual place on the bottom front of the receiver, on bottom flat of the bbl under the forearm, on the rear face of the forearm, on the front face of the buttstock and inside the buttplate. Accompanied by a box containing a rare Ideal capper/decapper in its very rare box with expander plug; a very rare Marlin Model 1881 combination bullet mold/loading tool and an extremely rare brass Pope sizer/luber; five boxes of 32-40 empty cases and one box of antique loaded ammo. There is also a Dupont 1 lb. tin of FFg black powder. Additionally accompanied by a small slip of paper that states “This 32-40 belonged to David L. Postlethwaite Reynoldsville, Pa until 1947 when it was given to his grandson, D.W. Anderson as a prize for academic achievement. D.L.P. said it had a H.L. Pope Barrel. He said the gun was a Pacific model …………”. Note is dated “10/2/03”. Rifle is not a Pacific model, but is a no. 2 Sporting Rifle, and it has a conventionally rifled barrel with right hand twist. CONDITION: Fine to Very Fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 96-97% strong orig factory blue with only light muzzle and sharp edge wear. The left side flat, near the muzzle has a short series of “Xs”, probably vice marks. Receiver retains faded case colors on both sides, being mostly colors faded to silver. Stock has a fine hairline at the wrist, otherwise the wood is sound with handling and use marks, scratches and light dings and some light stains around the buttplate and shows about 80% original varnish. Mechanics are fine, very bright, shiny bore. The Pope tool is extremely fine and functional, the Marlin tool retains traces of blue with the balance a clean metal patina, the Ideal capper/de-capper is fine, box is soiled and missing one end & about 1/2 of one side of the lid, label and end label are mostly intact. 4-40226 JR268 (4,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 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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