"MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION RIFLE 1ST MODEL REBATED FRAME. SN 113. Cal. 45 Govt. (45-70). Standard grade rifle with 28" oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver has the 1st style "step" on bottom front of frame with the solid carrier. Mounted with nicely figured, slab-sawed, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & semi-crescent smooth steel buttplate. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains a smooth dark brown patina with scattered spots of light surface corrosion. Magazine tube is a thin mottled silver/brown patina & receiver is a cleaned dull gray patina with scattered light pitting & traces of orig blue in sheltered areas. Forearm has a repaired crack, otherwise wood is sound with usual nicks & dings and retains an old restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-36001 JR27 (3,000-5,000)"
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