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I have in my possesion a beautifull little 1894S is .44 mag. Heres the thing: It has a 16 1/4" barrel! Anybody familiar with these guns? I can't find reference on the net to a 1894S with this short of barrel. Anybody know anything about it? Serial is 101073XX
Here she is...pretty aint she? :D
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Ryan
 
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They did make one, but there are not too many out there.

It seems Marlin had earlier this year offered two special runs of Trapper-style carbines in .45 Colt and .44 Magnum with a total of 2600 being manufactured. I hope Marlin realizes that 2600 is not near enough as many more shooters will want these little carbines even if their barrels are not marked "THE MARLIN LIMITED" as the originals are.

The Marlin Limited features a 16 1/2" barrel, full magazine tube that holds seven or eight rounds depending upon the nose length of the bullet, a recoil pad on its straight gripped stock, checkering on forearm and buttstock (I could do without this feature), and excellent sights. The sights consist of a hooded bead front sight mated up with a semi-buckhorn rear sight that is adjustable for elevation by moving the elevation ladder forwards or backwards. Either sight can be adjusted for windage by tapping and moving it in its dovetail. A hammer block cross bolt safety is also provided.
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Does it sound like one of these?
 
The 16 1/4" was found to be far inferior in accuracy to the 16 1/2".....I hear you can get at least 300lbs more energy and 100 more yards trajectory out of that extra 1/4 ".......but then again, my "source" was pretty drunk at the time.....

crazy davey is dead on .... nice gun for sure.
 
You need to get some bedliner on that stock to protect it.

I was just going to suggest that! You beat me again SC!:eek: LOL

Dave.
 
isnt that an 1894P? aka the '94 guide gun. I believe they made them in 357 & 44 mag, maybe 45 colt too. IIRC they were made around 2000-2002
 
Your gun is listed as a 1894S (aka Limited...aka Limited Edition) with a 413mm barrel (16.3 inches). They are a bit rare in that barrel configuration. 10 shot

Source is CFC (BTW the FRT number for your rifle is 40971-1)

Other than that, I have not found much on the net.
 
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