"MARLIN MODEL 1881 SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 7783. Cal. 40 (40-60). Fine deluxe '81 with 28" oct bbl, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight & Marlin semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has very rare half magazine feature & dbl set triggers. Mounted with highly figured, flame & shell grain B-style checkered American walnut with straight grip & smooth steel semi-crescent buttplate. It has 2nd type receiver with split carrier. Only a total of 16,379 of these fine rifles were ever made, of which only 194 had half magazines, 2,929 had set triggers and very few had checkered stocks with straight grips. Reference Marlin Rifles, Brophy. PROVENANCE: Leland Clapp Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 75-80% orig blue turning plum & magazine tube about 80% thin orig blue. Receiver retains about 70% thinning, glossy orig blue. Lever & hammer retain most of their faded orig case colors. Buttplate retains shadows of case colors being mostly faded to silver. Wood is sound with usual nicks & scratches & a series of small dings on right side by buttplate and retains most of its orig piano varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-36025 JR69 (10,000-15,000)"
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