GUN FALL 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
MARLIN MODEL 1888 OCTAGON BARREL FULL MAGAZINE RIFLE WITH LYMAN FRONT SIGHT. MARLIN 1888 24703 38 WCF Cal. 38WCF. 28" bbl. Blue finish. Lyman blade front-sight. Standard rear-sight. Strain grain American walnut stocks with crescent buttplate. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and magazine tube show a plumb-brown finish overall, with traces of blue in protected areas. Sights are very good. Markings are sharp. Bore is frosty with strong rifling. Receiver is also an even plumb-brown patina overall, with traces of blue in protected areas. Bolt shows 20% blue finish. SN is sharp. Hammer and lever are a plumb-brown patina with slight cases of case color. Receiver has some slight scratches on either side. Stocks are very good, full-sized, and retain most of varnish finish, with handling marks overall commensurate of the age of the rifle. Buttplate is a silver-gray patina, as is the forend cap. Accompanied by a Cody Museum letter confirming barrel length and cal and showing shipment on August 12, 1889. A nice early Model 1888 rifle. One of less than 5,000 made. 50507-12 TEP (3,500-5,000)