Hello fellow CGN members, as many of you know I have been a Marlin collector for many years. I am presently helping a person in the US do a survey on the model 1881 Marlin. I know there are many members of this group that have and enjoy the 1881. I am very glad to see this young man take on such a project an help future collectors.
The following is an introduction from the Mr. Corbin King.
Hello everyone,
Allow me to introduce myself and the project I am working on. My name is Corbin and I am currently working on a project to catalog/record every 1881 Marlin rifle I can find. The previous work done by Maxwell and Brophy to explore and discuss the factory records gave us great insights as to what they contain, and what might be learned from them. I am interested in the information outside the scope of the factory records.
A few questions I hope to answer are:
-What are the actual quantity and serial number break-in for each receiver variation?
-At what serial number do the barrel addresses change from the one line, to the two line ‘J.M.’ to the two line ‘Marlin Fire-Arms’?
-At what serial number range do the rifles begin being factory drilled and tapped? Early rifles were not.
-Rough totals of different special order features to be compared with the records.
-Which famous individuals or group used or sold 1881 Marlins, and, which rifles (via serial number) can be tied to them? (This includes outlaws, lawmen, soldiers, gunsmiths of the era, Native Americans, etc)
I have seen and heard many guesses to all these questions, but I am interested in finding out definitively. Currently I have a little less than 500 rifles recorded and add more almost every day. I have pulled rifle information from past auction catalogs, gun shops, gun shows, books, personal collections, and museums. I met a gentleman at a local gun show that suggested I join the Marlin Firearms Collectors Association and forums to help in this endeavor.
My end goal is to be able to produce a book to share the information I have discovered, provide excellent reference pictures of the rifle and all variations (receivers and otherwise), and to tell the story of historical individuals that used the 1881 Marlin. I have a passion for this rifle and want to help expand the information known about them.
Now, I have quite a ways to go in terms of rifles recorded before I would write a book, but I am hoping with the help from Collectors I can add many more rifles to my list.
If you have an 1881 Marlin and would like to help, send me a message on here, or send me an email at: 1881marlin@gmail.com and we can discuss your rifle. Additionally, if you know of any museum, gun shop, or individual that has one in their collection and might be interested in helping, please share my email with them or let me know so I can contact them. I am also interested in amassing stories concerning 1881 Marlins. If you have anything like that to share I would love to hear it, or if you know of any books with information concerning 1881 Marlins I would love to know.
Thank you all, and I look forward to being part of this knowledgeable community.
Corbin
The following is an introduction from the Mr. Corbin King.
Hello everyone,
Allow me to introduce myself and the project I am working on. My name is Corbin and I am currently working on a project to catalog/record every 1881 Marlin rifle I can find. The previous work done by Maxwell and Brophy to explore and discuss the factory records gave us great insights as to what they contain, and what might be learned from them. I am interested in the information outside the scope of the factory records.
A few questions I hope to answer are:
-What are the actual quantity and serial number break-in for each receiver variation?
-At what serial number do the barrel addresses change from the one line, to the two line ‘J.M.’ to the two line ‘Marlin Fire-Arms’?
-At what serial number range do the rifles begin being factory drilled and tapped? Early rifles were not.
-Rough totals of different special order features to be compared with the records.
-Which famous individuals or group used or sold 1881 Marlins, and, which rifles (via serial number) can be tied to them? (This includes outlaws, lawmen, soldiers, gunsmiths of the era, Native Americans, etc)
I have seen and heard many guesses to all these questions, but I am interested in finding out definitively. Currently I have a little less than 500 rifles recorded and add more almost every day. I have pulled rifle information from past auction catalogs, gun shops, gun shows, books, personal collections, and museums. I met a gentleman at a local gun show that suggested I join the Marlin Firearms Collectors Association and forums to help in this endeavor.
My end goal is to be able to produce a book to share the information I have discovered, provide excellent reference pictures of the rifle and all variations (receivers and otherwise), and to tell the story of historical individuals that used the 1881 Marlin. I have a passion for this rifle and want to help expand the information known about them.
Now, I have quite a ways to go in terms of rifles recorded before I would write a book, but I am hoping with the help from Collectors I can add many more rifles to my list.
If you have an 1881 Marlin and would like to help, send me a message on here, or send me an email at: 1881marlin@gmail.com and we can discuss your rifle. Additionally, if you know of any museum, gun shop, or individual that has one in their collection and might be interested in helping, please share my email with them or let me know so I can contact them. I am also interested in amassing stories concerning 1881 Marlins. If you have anything like that to share I would love to hear it, or if you know of any books with information concerning 1881 Marlins I would love to know.
Thank you all, and I look forward to being part of this knowledgeable community.
Corbin
