MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 40. SN 1570. Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, ivory bead hunting front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Wood is nicely figured American walnut with uncheckered forearm & straight stock with semi-crescent buttplate. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 60-70% blue turning plum with a small ding by the sight. Magazine tube is a silver/brown patina. Receiver retains 85-90% strong orig blue with some wear & flaking on the right side & bottom under a coating of old dried oil. There is a small pattern of light pitting on the left side. Lever & hammer retain traces of orig case colors. Stock has a hairline on the right side of the wrist and a couple of grain checks by the buttplate, otherwise the wood is sound with the forearm retaining traces of orig varnish and the buttstock about 60% orig varnish with a fine patina overall. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore Roger & Gerald Wilde Collection. 4-55346 JR199 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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
	4248	$3,162.00	MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 40. SN 1570. Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, ivory bead hunting front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Wood is nicely figured American walnut with uncheckered forearm & straight stock with semi-crescent buttplate. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 60-70% blue turning plum with a small ding by the sight. Magazine tube is a silver/brown patina. Receiver retains 85-90% strong orig blue with some wear & flaking on the right side & bottom under a coating of old dried oil. There is a small pattern of light pitting on the left side. Lever & hammer retain traces of orig case colors. Stock has a hairline on the right side of the wrist and a couple of grain checks by the buttplate, otherwise the wood is sound with the forearm retaining traces of orig varnish and the buttstock about 60% orig varnish with a fine patina overall. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore Roger & Gerald Wilde Collection. 4-55346 JR199 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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