"MARLIN MODEL 1893 DELUXE ENGRAVED TAKEDOWN SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION RIFLE 2-BARREL SET. SN 171908. Cal. 38-55 & 25-36. Extremely rare Model 93 set with 26" oct to rnd bbl with full magazine in caliber 38-55. Other bbl is 24" full octagon with half magazine. Both bbls have Lyman ivory bead combination front sights & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sights with adjustable apertures. Mounted with extremely beautiful flame & shell grain B-style checkered American walnut with serpentine pistol grip stock & crescent buttplate. Receiver is case hardened & beautifully engraved in #2 style by Conrad Ulrich with large oval vignette of a running whitetail buck being chased by a dog through a woodland & field scene with fine foliate arabesque patterns & multiple borders. Right side has small vignette of a walking whitetail buck also with small foliate arabesque patterns & multiple borders. Bolt has simple arabesque patterns. Over top of receiver, top tang, bottom of receiver, take down rings & forend caps, along with exposed flats over chamber areas of bbls have matching engraving. Although this rifle was produced in fairly large numbers as compared to other models, only 69,100 1893 rifles were ever made. It can be reasonably well assumed that there were very few deluxe rifles in those numbers and of those still fewer were in takedown configuration and finally extremely few were then engraved. The model designation was changed from "1893" to simply "93" in 1905. Reference Marlin Firearms, Brophy. Accompanied by a Marlin Firearms Co. letter identifying this rifle in 25 caliber with 24" oct bbl, pistol grip stock & shipped Nov. 9, 1898. Also accompanied by a modern custom, teal color ultra-suede lined, leather trunk case compartmented in bottom for stocked receiver & both bbls with three other empty compartments. CONDITION: The 26" 38-55 Barrel: Extremely fine. Retains virtually all of its orig factory blue with a few very minor nicks & faint sharp edge wear. Forearm has a scratch & a couple small bruises on left side showing moderate wear to checkering and retains most of a fine professionally restored finish. The forend cap & takedown ring retain traces of case colors with balance having turned silver. Bright shiny bore with some fine erosion just in front of chamber. The 24" 25-36 bbl is also extremely fine, retaining about 98% strong orig factory blue with minor sharp edge wear & light muzzle edge wear. Forearm shows moderate wear with a few light scratches & dings and retains most of its orig varnish. Forend cap retains most of its orig case colors, mostly faded & turning silver. Takedown ring has turned silver. Bright shiny bore. Receiver & buttstock are extremely fine. Receiver, lever & hammer retain virtually all of their orig faded case colors, slightly thin on bottom. Stock is sound with a series of light bruises on left side with light scratches & mars elsewhere and retains about all of its fine piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp. Case is as new. 4-35075 JR81 (22,500-32,500)"
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