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Excellent Marlin Model 1897 Lever Action Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,600.00 - 2,250.00 USD
Excellent Marlin Model 1897 Lever Action Rifle
Manufactured from 1897 to 1917. Blade front sight with bead, sporting type rear sight, full length tube magazine and folding tang peep sight. The top barrel flat is marked with the four date patent information ending March 1, 1892. The top of the frame is unmarked and is drilled and tapped for sight mounts. Smooth forearm and straight grip stock with forend metal cap and a factory hard rubber buttplate. Blue barrel with the remaining surfaces casehardened.
BBL: 24 inch octagon
Stock: walnut
Gauge: 22
Finish: blue/casehardened
Grips:
Serial Number: 378872


Excellent. The barrel and magazine tube retain 95% original blue finish with some minor thinning (strongest on the magazine) and some scattered minor spotting (mostly on the barrel). The frame, hammer and lever retain 75% plus of the case colors fading to a smooth gray patina. The barrel and frame have some scattered minor pitting. The wood is excellent with the exception of a minor gash on the right side of the forearm, along with some scattered minor dings and scratches. The buttplate has two small absent chips on the toe, otherwise the hard rubber is fine.