Hopeing someone can advise me as to where on can find parts for a marlin lever action .is the company still in business where are they being made now,do they supply new manfactured parts.im looking for an ejector for a model 1893 ,was hoping to find one in canada.any info would help.
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vagrantviking
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Rustywoods does lots of cowboy action work. They can probably source that kind of thing.
fingers284
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You may have to search out one of the old gunparts supliers/gun wreckers south of the border to find an elector for that old girl.
Marlin made 3 different ejector models (that I am aware of) back then for C.F. lever guns and as luck would have it, I don't have an 1893 in the stable at this time to look which one you need. Some Marlins of that era used an extractor with a small 1/16" pin "locator" that the hole goes all the way through the receiver (1889), others use a 1/8 pin that also shows completely through the receiver (1894) , or like what the 1895's use, it has just a blind recess cut in the receiver and the locator pin is a larger .204 dia.. A look inside the receiver at the ejecror groove will tell you which one you need.
A couple good places to start looking for obsolete parts for a Marlin is Marlinowners. and Levergunscoundrels. It the part is source able, those folks will know where.
Curious...did it break or get lost?
Edited to add: All three of the ejectors I have are all the same length, it seems that the difference between cartridge length of a pistol cal. (both the 1889 &1894) and rifle cartridge (1895, 45-90 &38-56) is taken up by the difference in action length.
Marlin made 3 different ejector models (that I am aware of) back then for C.F. lever guns and as luck would have it, I don't have an 1893 in the stable at this time to look which one you need. Some Marlins of that era used an extractor with a small 1/16" pin "locator" that the hole goes all the way through the receiver (1889), others use a 1/8 pin that also shows completely through the receiver (1894) , or like what the 1895's use, it has just a blind recess cut in the receiver and the locator pin is a larger .204 dia.. A look inside the receiver at the ejecror groove will tell you which one you need.
A couple good places to start looking for obsolete parts for a Marlin is Marlinowners. and Levergunscoundrels. It the part is source able, those folks will know where.
Curious...did it break or get lost?
Edited to add: All three of the ejectors I have are all the same length, it seems that the difference between cartridge length of a pistol cal. (both the 1889 &1894) and rifle cartridge (1895, 45-90 &38-56) is taken up by the difference in action length.
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vagrantviking
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Thanks for that! I wasn't aware of Homestead and might have just found some Winchester parts Numerich didn't have.
The ejector is there but dosent look complete there is no spring on it like most replacement ejecetor pics that i have seen on line.this rifle was made in 1901 and sat for a long time ,didnt look to have ever taken down to clean,.i dissassembled it complete and everything looks good but the ejector dosent look right there is no spring on it and it had a tiny clip sitting under it definitely not original to the rifle.should have taken a pic of it when i had it out of the rifle.few pics of what of tear down
AS YOU CAN SEE SOME SERIOUS CRUD UNDER THERE AFTER 118 YEARS ,SCREWS LOOK AS IF THEY WERE NEVER REMOVED BEFORE .BIT OF TOPIC ,I WILL POST A COUPLE PICS OF THE EJECTOR LATER.
AS YOU CAN SEE SOME SERIOUS CRUD UNDER THERE AFTER 118 YEARS ,SCREWS LOOK AS IF THEY WERE NEVER REMOVED BEFORE .BIT OF TOPIC ,I WILL POST A COUPLE PICS OF THE EJECTOR LATER.
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fingers284
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If you have the main ejector body I think (provided that the old "pinch tabs" are still on it) that a flat hand spring from any Colts S.A.A. clone would work as a substitute (make sure it is the "flat spring" and not the newer coil spring change-over some Italians are using today), just shape to fit the groove in the receiver and pinch into the old spring slot of the part.
A hand spring might be source-able this side of the border from Rusty Woods (B.C.) or easily from VTI or Dixie Gunworks, both stateside...or any gubsmit worth his alt should have a Brownells flat spring blank assortment in-hand and could make on easily.
A hand spring might be source-able this side of the border from Rusty Woods (B.C.) or easily from VTI or Dixie Gunworks, both stateside...or any gubsmit worth his alt should have a Brownells flat spring blank assortment in-hand and could make on easily.
That ejector looks different than the one in my 1893 mine is deeper and would not allow the bolt to pass over with the spring attached ,it dose not have the little tabs that hold the spring in place either.i took a few pics have to load them when i get a chance
here is what the ejector looks like in my rifle,looks different than yours ,dose not have the bump back from the end and yours appeares to be straight,plus yours as the spring.
the little metal clip in the third pic was sitting in the grove under the extractor.This would cause the bolt to jam when cycling the action.so a new extractor will be required or repairs on the existing extractor.
the little metal clip in the third pic was sitting in the grove under the extractor.This would cause the bolt to jam when cycling the action.so a new extractor will be required or repairs on the existing extractor.
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fingers284
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Gordon I would say that you have a homemade attempt at replacing a lost ejector.
From the photo's Yukon supplied it appears the proper one for the 1893 has the large dia locating anchor ( the large bulb at the one end). If you cant find/source the correct one from Homestead, I think the ejector from a modern 1894 could be "shimmed up" from the 1/8 size pin they have . Western gun parts should be able to acquire the modern 1894 version easily. I would shorten the long pin they have so it doesn't sit "proud" in the pocket milled for it and then grind the O.D. of a small 1/8" ID washer to fit the outside dimensions of the pocket, It will be a small piece of steel you are left with but this should work nicely, it will prevent the ejector from traveling when the case comes up against it.
From the photo's Yukon supplied it appears the proper one for the 1893 has the large dia locating anchor ( the large bulb at the one end). If you cant find/source the correct one from Homestead, I think the ejector from a modern 1894 could be "shimmed up" from the 1/8 size pin they have . Western gun parts should be able to acquire the modern 1894 version easily. I would shorten the long pin they have so it doesn't sit "proud" in the pocket milled for it and then grind the O.D. of a small 1/8" ID washer to fit the outside dimensions of the pocket, It will be a small piece of steel you are left with but this should work nicely, it will prevent the ejector from traveling when the case comes up against it.
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You could try Roy Grunninger ........in some small town in Alberta.....I got some really hard to find Marlin parts from him. Try Google
thanks for all the info i will find a suitable replacement in time ,it seems to be working fine with the home made ejector now i removed the metal shim and replaced it with a elastic strip that acts as a spring when the bolt slides forward ,this is temporary as im going to order a replacement for it .
