"MARLIN MODEL 27 PUMP ACTION RIFLE. SN NONE. Cal. 32-20. Standard grade rifle with 24" tapered oct bbl, 2/3 magazine, ivory bead front sight & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight with adjustable aperture. Mounted with nicely figured, slab-sawed straight stock with crescent buttplate & small round ribbed forearm. Model 27 was Marlin's longest lived pump action rifle having been produced from 1909 to about 1932. There is no indication of the numbers made but few survive today in high condition. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 90% strong orig blue, slightly thinned over chamber area and with sharp edge wear. Receiver retains 60-70% thin orig blue, strong in sheltered areas, silver on bottom & turning plum on top. Wood is sound with forearm a hand worn patina & buttstock retaining about 65-70% orig varnish with some oil staining around wrist. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with some darkness in the grooves. 4-35381 JR61 (1,000-2,000)"
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