Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2017 : Sale A0917 Lot 1121 - S1
MARLIN, USA A SCARCE .38-40 (WIN) LEVER-ACTION REPEATING RIFLE MODEL 1888, serial no. 20811,

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MARLIN, USA
A SCARCE .38-40 (WIN) LEVER-ACTION REPEATING RIFLE MODEL '1888', serial no. 20811,
for 1889, with 24in. octagonal barrel, the top-flat marked 'MARLIN FIRE-ARMS CO, NEW-HAVEN CT. U.S.A.' over 'PATENTED OCTOBER 11 1887', slab-sided top eject receiver, top-tang with blanked holes for peep-sight, walnut straight-hand butt-stock, crescent heel-plate, plain walnut fore-end and full length magazine tube, the metalwork stripped of finish and polished to bright

Other Notes: Only 1,776 of these rifles were produced in .38-40, with a total model production across all calibres of 4814.

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Estimate £500-700

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