RARE MARLIN MODEL 1889 SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE MARLIN MODEL 1889 SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 94574. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Rare special order Model ’89 with extremely rare 30″ oct bbl, 28″ magazine with German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight with adjustable aperture. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. According to the book Marlin Firearms, Brophy, a total of 55,119 of these rifles were manufactured, of which only 164 had 30″ bbls. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Co. letter identifying this rifle in caliber 38-40 with 30″ oct bbl, shipped July 8, 1893. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains about 75% blue turning brown, strong blue in sheltered areas. Magazine tube is mostly a smooth plum/brown patina. Receiver retains 25-30% thin blue in sheltered areas with balance a thin plum/brown patina. Stock has a fine professional repair in the wrist, otherwise wood is sound with numerous nicks & scratches and retains 50-60% of an old refinish on forearm & about 75% on buttstock. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. 4-36049 JR38 (3,000-5,000)

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
	2109	$1,725.00	RARE MARLIN MODEL 1889 SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 94574. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Rare special order Model ’89 with extremely rare 30″ oct bbl, 28″ magazine with German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight with adjustable aperture. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. According to the book Marlin Firearms, Brophy, a total of 55,119 of these rifles were manufactured, of which only 164 had 30″ bbls. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Co. letter identifying this rifle in caliber 38-40 with 30″ oct bbl, shipped July 8, 1893. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains about 75% blue turning brown, strong blue in sheltered areas. Magazine tube is mostly a smooth plum/brown patina. Receiver retains 25-30% thin blue in sheltered areas with balance a thin plum/brown patina. Stock has a fine professional repair in the wrist, otherwise wood is sound with numerous nicks & scratches and retains 50-60% of an old refinish on forearm & about 75% on buttstock. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. 4-36049 JR38 (3,000-5,000) 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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