GUN FALL 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/4/2016
MARLIN MODEL 1894 OCTAGON BARREL DELUXE TAKEDOWN RIFLE.MARLIN189427093525-20MODERN; C&RCal. 25-20. 24" bbl. Full magazine. Blue and case color finish. Straight grain American walnut stocks with checkered pistol grip and forend. Adjustable tang sight. Swing swivels attached. Crescent butt. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 50% blue finish, blending with a plumb-brown patina and some high point wear. Markings are sharp. Sights are very good. Bore is frosty with sharp rifling. Receiver retains 20-30% case color that is bright in protected areas, and has drifted to a silver-gray patina overall. No roughness. Take down ring is a gray-brown patina. Bolt retains 50-60% blue finish. All markings are sharp. Tang sight is very good. Stocks are fine and full-sized. Stocks retain nearly all orig varnish finish, with small handling marks overall. Checkering is sharp, with some small dents on the left side of the pistol grip. Buttplate retains 20-30% muted case color, blending with a silver-gray patina. Forend cap retains 50% blue. Accompany this rifle is a Cody Museum letter confirming the features of this rifle showing shipment on July 5, 1903. A very nice deluxe takedown Marlin rifle. 50179-11 TEP (2,000-3,500)