Manufactured circa 1899. This rifle features a special order 20 inch round barrel with a folding combination globe front sight and adjustable buckhorn sporting rear sight. The top barrel flat is marked with the two-line address/patent dates ahead of the rear sight "SPECIAL SMOKELESS STEEL" to the left of the rear sight and ".25-36 M." on top at the breech. The top of the receiver is marked "MARLIN SAFETY", "MARLIN/1893" on the upper tang and the serial number is on the underside of the receiver. Equipped with a full length magazine and early style receiver with no cut on the bottom. Blue barrel and magazine tube with casehardened remaining metal parts. Mounted with a smooth walnut forearm with a steel end cap with sling swivel and straight grip stock with a sling swivel and checkered hard rubber buttplate. Comes with a 20 count box of Marlin Soft Point .25-36 Marlin ammunition and a partial box (15 rounds).

Very fine. The barrel and magazine tube retain 90% original blue finish with some thinning, scattered minor scratches, dings and some minor spotting. The receiver and lever retain 60% original case colors with a smooth gray patina on the balance. The wood has been refinished and there is a large repair on the stock, as well as a moderate chip on the toe and the toe of the buttplate. Overall there are a few minor dings and handling marks. The markings are clear. The action is fine. The full box of ammunition is good but absent of its lid, the other box has the lid but the bottom is deteriorating. Both have some wear, signs of aging and stains.