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AUCTION ITEM
Premiere Firearms Auction (December 4, 5 & 6 2009)
Lot #: 9
Estimated Price: $1,600 - $2,500
Rare Marlin Model 1888 Lever Action Rifle
LOT SOLD
Serial #: 21071 Manufacturer: Marlin Firearms Co
Model: 1888 Type: Rifle
Gauge: 38-40 Catalog Page: 8
Barrel Length: 24 inch octagon Finish: blue
Grip: N/A Stock: walnut
Sell Date: Friday, December 04, 2009
Condition Rating:  
Description: Approximately 1,776 Marlin Model 1888 lever action rifles chambered in 38-40 were produced from 1888 to 1889. This example has a blade front sight (bead missing), a sporting type rear sight and a full length magazine. The top barrel flat is stamped with the two line New Haven address/patent date (October 1887) and ".38-W." at the breech. Blue with casehardened hammer and lever. Smooth forearm and straight grip stock with steel forend cap and crescent buttplate.
Condition: Very fine metal, refinished wood. The rifle retains 70% original blue finish with the balance a smooth gray patina (the magazine tube and buttplate are mostly a smooth gray patina). The hammer and lever retain traces of the case colors. The heavily revarnished wood is about good with finished over minor dings and scratches, along with a couple missing chips. Mechanically excellent.
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