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**Marlin Model 1894 Rifle in .25-20 Caliber with Tang Sight
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
Sold
$1,300
Live Auction
Arms, Armor and Militaria
Location
Cincinnati
Description
**Marlin Model 1894 Rifle in .25-20 Caliber with Tang Sight
.25-20. 26" round barrel. SN: 441115. Blued and color casehardened finish, smooth walnut straight grip stock with crescent buttplate, smooth forend. Lever action, tubular magazine fed, angle eject rifle with adjustable tang mounted peep rear sight, barrel mounted semi-buckhorn elevation adjustable rear sight and dovetailed German silver Rocky Mountain blade front sight. Two-line Marlin address and patent markings with 1893 date. {C&R}
From the Collection of Jeffrey W. Sanner
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition
Fine with some restoration. Bore fine and bright with crisp rifling and some frosting. Barrel retains most of what appears to be the original blue. Frame with watery, richly mottled case colors that may be restored. Mechanically functional action. Wood sanded and refinished and with some gapping at the wrist to receiver fit, as well as at the rear of the forend where it meets the frame. Otherwise the wood shows some light handling marks.