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Matt74 said:
Very nice wood on that flat band. Great pics of the Browning 71 too. Take anything yet with it? I gotta get out and shoot mine in, moose season coming soon!

Matt

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Nothing yet Matt but hopefully one day soon for the 71!

The flat band gets used pretty hard as it is my primary saddle gun. It has some pretty good scratches and gouges but I enjoy having it by my side, it has been packed many miles and I am sure it will see many more...
 
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crazy_davey said:
Just started using Renaissance Wax recently on some of my older rifles and like the results so far. Thanks to Rod for the tip!
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Good call. I just did up 6 rifled the last couple days with Conservators Wax, pretty much same think I think, just different name. It is what they use on the rifles at the Cody Museum. Figure it is good enough for them, must be good enough for me. It can be bought at Lee Valley here in Ottawa.

If you take something with that 71, we had better see some pics!

Matt
 
Thought I would post the newest member to my Marlin Family. She's a 1907 Model '94 in .25-20. The gun is a bit unique with number 1 engraving, 1/2 round barrel, 1/2 magazine, S style butt plate, 1907 pat. D.W. King, Jr. rear sight. What is more unique about this gun is that it has straight grain walnut stocks (they are original), most engraved guns had deluxe wood. The rifle retains a lot of the case coloring on the frame , lever and hammer.
Thanks Canadiangunnutz EE for finding this gun for me :)









 
Well we all have heard the saying "Time has stood still." Well yesterday after travelling across the border and through 3 States I picked up a rifle I had heard about almost a year ago. The 86 year old gentleman that I purchased the gun from said he remembered the rifle hanging in the house he grew up in and never remembered his father ever using it and that it belonged to his grandfather before that. The man that I got the gun from said he never used it and never really considered using it as it was always referred to as the "Old gun on the wall". The gun turned out to be a Marlin Model 1888 in .38-40, this was Marlin's first lever action rifle designed for the common pistol cartridges of the day, .44-40, .38-40 & .32-20. Marlin described this rifle......because it combines the simplest and strongest possible locking mechanism with the greatest accuracy and beauty of outline..... This action , because of it's great simplicity, admits of being made in much more compact and very much lighter model than any of the antiquated arms for sale for the same as asked for the NEW MODEL 1888 Remember this was four years before Winchester developed the Model 1892. The gun is in the condition that all of in the collecting fraternity are always looking for and for me being a Marlin Collector it was like being able to go back in time, walk into the local hardware store and say "I'll take that New Model Marlin you have there on the rack!" The rifle would have cost $21.50 in 1888.
The gun is in almost like new condition and what is also special it is still dressed like the day it came from the factory with a longer barrel than standard. The Model 1888 Marlin is also among the scarcest models to fine because it was Marlin's last top ejecting models and was produced for less than a year. There were only 4,814 rifles made of this model, 1,776 made in .38-40 cal. and only 264 with 26 inch barrels.

This gun letters as being made Nov.7, 1888, in .38 cal., octagon 26" barrel, full magazine holding 14 cartridges.

The previous owner apologized for the condition of the butt plate , hammer and lever but could not understand why they had turned the strange colors they had. I assured him that these parts were what is referred to as case coloring and that is how it came from the factory. :)

This rifle is likely the highest condition Marlin in my collection and very happy to have it in my care after 125 years.

Thanks to CGN for letting me share this.







 
Wow, Road King, you scored big again! That 1888 is a gem for condition & extremely rare. You certainly have a gorgeous collection of high condition old Marlins. I have also appreciated the benefit of your advice & assistance in helping less advanced collectors such as myself.
 
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