![]() New Haven CT USA, Pat'd April 2nd 1889 Aug 1st 1893.There is a half magazine.The foresight looks like a Marble's blade and there is a Marble's tang sight mounted.There is no rear sight and the dovetail is filled with a blank.The bore is bright and shiny.The receiver and lever are blued and the receiver is factory drilled and tapped for both a receiver sight as well as the tang sight.The tang under the Marbles sight is marked Marlin '94. 25-20 M and so marked on top of the barrel as it joins the receiver.The barrel is 23 inches measured by a cleaning rod inserted in the barrel to the closed bolt.The barrel is round and marked Marlin Firearms Co. The serial number also appears on the left side of the tang itself and is visible when the stock is removed.The calibre is. ![]() The serial number is 410XXX appearing on the lower trigger plate just short of the forestock and on the stock under the tang. It has about a 98% finish left on the stock,forehand and metal. I would like to appeal to the experts as to it's approximate date of manufacture. Suffering from a terminal case of 'Marlinitis' I have just acquired my fourth Marlin rifle.
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