SPECTACULAR EXHIBITION QUALITY ENGRAVED DELUXE MARLIN MODEL 1893 SPECIAL ORDER TAKEDOWN SHORT RIFLE.

SPECTACULAR EXHIBITION QUALITY ENGRAVED DELUXE MARLIN MODEL 1893 SPECIAL ORDER TAKEDOWN SHORT RIFLE. SN 155285. Cal. 30-30. Spectacular & rare exhibition rifle with 18″ oct to rnd bbl, ivory bead combination front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with exhibition quality, highly figured American walnut with “B” style checkered forearm and pistol grip stock with Marlin hard rubber buttplate. That this rifle was an exhibition piece is without doubt. Receiver and all appended parts are spectacularly engraved, probably by Conrad Ulrich, with a full deep relief vignette on left side done in modified No. 15 grade pattern using three wolves instead of three dogs attacking a bull elk in a woodland scene with fine stippled background and foliate arabesque patterns front & back. Work is done in exquisite detail with grass & flowers in foreground and trees in background. Right side has a small vignette of a grizzly bear on a promontory with pine trees in background surrounded by full coverage foliate arabesque patterns with fine wavelet borders front & back. Top of receiver also has full coverage engraving with fine border patterns on takedown ring and on lever. Bottom of receiver has a small vignette of a Big Horn sheep. Forend cap is engraved to match with a large fan on bottom. Receiver, lever, hammer, top tang, takedown ring & forend cap all have gold wire inlay. Chamber end of bbl is engraved to match with gold & platinum bands and gold wire inlaid in arabesque patterns. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum yellow sheet identifying this rifle without mentioning the engraving, which is not unusual for Marlin records. It indicates shipment on 8 April 1897. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 90% orig blue under a coating of old dried oil. Magazine tube retains about 95% orig finish turning blue/brown. Receiver, takedown ring, lever & hammer case colors have turned silver. Hammer has a spot of bright color on left side. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of a fine professionally restored finish with freshened checkering. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore. 8-87538 JR99 (35,000-50,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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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	2322	$46,000.00	SPECTACULAR EXHIBITION QUALITY ENGRAVED DELUXE MARLIN MODEL 1893 SPECIAL ORDER TAKEDOWN SHORT RIFLE. SN 155285. Cal. 30-30. Spectacular & rare exhibition rifle with 18″ oct to rnd bbl, ivory bead combination front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with exhibition quality, highly figured American walnut with “B” style checkered forearm and pistol grip stock with Marlin hard rubber buttplate. That this rifle was an exhibition piece is without doubt. Receiver and all appended parts are spectacularly engraved, probably by Conrad Ulrich, with a full deep relief vignette on left side done in modified No. 15 grade pattern using three wolves instead of three dogs attacking a bull elk in a woodland scene with fine stippled background and foliate arabesque patterns front & back. Work is done in exquisite detail with grass & flowers in foreground and trees in background. Right side has a small vignette of a grizzly bear on a promontory with pine trees in background surrounded by full coverage foliate arabesque patterns with fine wavelet borders front & back. Top of receiver also has full coverage engraving with fine border patterns on takedown ring and on lever. Bottom of receiver has a small vignette of a Big Horn sheep. Forend cap is engraved to match with a large fan on bottom. Receiver, lever, hammer, top tang, takedown ring & forend cap all have gold wire inlay. Chamber end of bbl is engraved to match with gold & platinum bands and gold wire inlaid in arabesque patterns. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum yellow sheet identifying this rifle without mentioning the engraving, which is not unusual for Marlin records. It indicates shipment on 8 April 1897. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 90% orig blue under a coating of old dried oil. Magazine tube retains about 95% orig finish turning blue/brown. Receiver, takedown ring, lever & hammer case colors have turned silver. Hammer has a spot of bright color on left side. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of a fine professionally restored finish with freshened checkering. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore. 8-87538 JR99 (35,000-50,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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