RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE ENGRAVED MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE ENGRAVED MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 22820. Cal. 40-65. Beautiful deluxe engraved rifle with 30″ heavy oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, ivory bead front sight with broken bead, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Lyman #15 windgage tang sight. Mounted with “B” style checkered English or Italian walnut with serpentine grip cap & smooth shotgun steel buttplate. Left side of top & bottom tangs are marked with the SN as is the buttplate. Buttstock is unmarked but there is no doubt that this is the orig buttstock. Receiver is engraved in modified #2-style with the rnd vignette of a bull moose head on left side and a walking bull moose in a forest scene on right side, surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns. Top & bottom of receiver are engraved to match. Engraving is probably by John Ulrich. According to the book Marlin Firearms, Brophy, in a chart on p. 159, there were only 780 Model 1881 rifles with 30″ bbls and only 1,303 with pistol grip. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-97% strong orig blue with only sharp edge wear; receiver retains strong case colors on sides, moderately faded over the top and turned silver on bottom; hammer also retains strong case colors and the lever moderately to heavily faded case colors; buttplate retains about 50% silvered case colors; stock has a hairline in the wrist on right side at receiver, otherwise wood is sound with usual scattered, light nicks, scratches & dings and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Tang screw & one buttplate screw are battered. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44647 JR428 (20,000-35,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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
	2124	$28,750.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE ENGRAVED MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 22820. Cal. 40-65. Beautiful deluxe engraved rifle with 30″ heavy oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, ivory bead front sight with broken bead, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Lyman #15 windgage tang sight. Mounted with “B” style checkered English or Italian walnut with serpentine grip cap & smooth shotgun steel buttplate. Left side of top & bottom tangs are marked with the SN as is the buttplate. Buttstock is unmarked but there is no doubt that this is the orig buttstock. Receiver is engraved in modified #2-style with the rnd vignette of a bull moose head on left side and a walking bull moose in a forest scene on right side, surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns. Top & bottom of receiver are engraved to match. Engraving is probably by John Ulrich. According to the book Marlin Firearms, Brophy, in a chart on p. 159, there were only 780 Model 1881 rifles with 30″ bbls and only 1,303 with pistol grip. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-97% strong orig blue with only sharp edge wear; receiver retains strong case colors on sides, moderately faded over the top and turned silver on bottom; hammer also retains strong case colors and the lever moderately to heavily faded case colors; buttplate retains about 50% silvered case colors; stock has a hairline in the wrist on right side at receiver, otherwise wood is sound with usual scattered, light nicks, scratches & dings and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Tang screw & one buttplate screw are battered. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44647 JR428 (20,000-35,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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.

.red{fill:#B50938;} .white{fill:#FFFFFF;} .blue{fill:#005596;}