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MARLIN 1895 DELUXE SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION SRC.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
MARLIN 1895 DELUXE SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION SRC.
Cal. 45-90. S# 438075. Bbl. 22" rnd. carbine style. Left side is marked "Special Smokeless Steel". Integral front sight w/ folding leaf carbine rear sight & adj. peep sight mounted on top of receiver. Blued bbl. & receiver w/ silver finished hammer, trigger, lever, forearm band, bbl. band & stock screws. Left side of action has saddle ring & staple. Walnut forearm & special order perch belly cheekpiece stock of nicely grained walnut. Features include "S" curved pistol grip, No. A checkering w/ sling swivels on toeline of stock & forearm band. Left inside of top tang & tang channel of stock have matching numbers "438075". LOP: 13 1/4" over a silver finished Swiss style Schuetzen buttplate. Back of buttplate stamped "0". Stock has screws holes indicating buttplate was added later. CONDITION: bbl., action & mag. tube retain over 70% lightly faded blue showing edge & carry wear. Silver plated parts show areas of partial cleaning blending w/ spots of finish loss & dark tarnish. Wood shows moderate finish wear w/ scattered scratches, sm. dents & handling marks. Forearm has sm. chips at receiver. Bore is generally bright retaining sound rifling showing scattered spots of very light pitting. (20-540/DS). ANTIQUE. $3,500-5,000.