1895 Marlin, Original! Shipped in 1903, With Factory Letter (Price reduced "before going back into safe"!)

      This ORIGINAL 1895 Marlin rifle was shipped from the New Haven, Connecticut factory on Apr. 29, 1903. Solidly built for the larger calibers, this one in 38-56 cal.  and is in NRA fine condition.                                    The receiver now appears as silver although its original case hardening pattern can still be made out. The rest of the metal  has taken on a brownish patina. All numbers and lettering are sharp and legible. The barrel a 26 inch long smokeless steel SPECIAL order half round, half octagon version, with a 1/2 magazine.  The bore is good with intact rifling and a bit of shine.                                                                                           The wood is a SPECIAL order walnut with a beautiful grain pattern on both the forearm as well as the butt stock, the wood is numbered to the rifle.                                                                                                                                                                                                         While no longer factory available the 38-56 caliber is equivalent to the 35 Rem. Reloading components are available from various sources.                                                                                                                             Marlin only produced only 18,000 Model 1895's, in contrast to Winchester producing 160,000 model 1886's which was the Marlin's counterpart and competition.  This alone makes the Marlin a comparatively rare firearm. The serial numbers on the trigger plate, upper tang, and butt plate all correspond, as do he serial numbers on the wood as stated earlier. Factory Letter is included.

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