Marlin vs. Remlin

I just purchased a genuine Marlin 1894ss after much looking and calling around. The Remlins or Marlington guns were so poorly made you'd know the difference immediately. I could barely cycle the actions and the outsourced wood looks like penut butter.

The new Remlins have a serial number beginning with M (I believe) but the issue is identifying guns with a 91 start. 91 serial numbers would normally indicate a 2009 production but 91 was carried over into 2010 - the year the plant moved (Sep).

I can say that my 9120### gun is a Marlin made in 2009 but a 9180### is a Remlin made with extra Marlin parts. This was confirmed by a call to Marlin.

A Remlin will have a proofmark on the right side of the barrel and be an oval containing REP. Marlins have a JM on the left.

Some of the transition guns will have the serial number lasered on and have a dot-matrix number on the action made visable by cocking the hammer and looking under the firing pin. This did start at the Marlin plant but nearer to the move.

All I can say is judge each gun on its own merits and let's hope things get better at the Remington QC department.

RIP John Marlin
 
I just acquired an 1894 Cowboy Limited that has a 922### serial number, so it was made in 2008. Has a JM proofmark but no bullseye. Seems to shoot and cycle just as well as my 1996 1894S.
 
did some searching seems that the "JM" proof mark is the key... Remington havn't caught on to the fact that what people are using to figure out if its an original or not. Some people think that when they catch on they will start using the proof mark making it even harder to tell.
 
Was also informed from the boys on marlinowners.com that only the walnut stocks had the bullseye!!
I was inquiring why my new SBL w/ 91 serial and JM proof mark didnt have a bullseye...they said because its laminated.
 
Beaver Skin said:
I can say that my 9120### gun is a Marlin made in 2009 but a 9180### is a Remlin made with extra Marlin parts. This was confirmed by a call to Marlin.

A Remlin will have a proofmark on the right side of the barrel and be an oval containing REP. Marlins have a JM on the left.
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So my SBL is a 9180### and has a JM Proof on barrel...but I guess according to you(and Remington) that its a remlin???:onCrack:
 
My Marlin 1895 GS that I bought last summer (August 2010) has a serial number starting with 93###### but has the JM proof stamp on the left side of the barrel and a bullseye inlay on the walnut stock. It shoots great, but when I first purchased it, it wouldn't feed a single round! QC was not around that day on the production line! Thankfully, it was repaired under warranty and hasn't given me a lick of trouble since.
 
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