Hi im not sure if im in the right section. i have acquired an old marlin lever action and im trying to get some info on it. It has model 1895 stamped by the hammer. Marlin safety on top of receiver and special smokless steel on barrel bore is.450" with roughly 21 1/2" barrel length if anyone could help would be great thanks
Old marlin
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Pictures would be an immense help to the rabid gunnutz on this site.
Sounds like an interesting gun.
Londonshooter
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Thaks for the help. It looks like they put a clear or varnish on the wood and did the whole gun lol. Everything looks not that bad underneath and in working order. I want to try and restore it pretty much stuck at home with nothing to do im a steel fabricator by trade specialize in stainless welding and buffing i think it would be a nice learning project
Stay away from the buffing wheel! All you need to do is removed the varnish from the steel and wood. After a light buffing with 0000 steel to remove active rust, make yourself a scrapper from an empty cartridge for the deeper pitting. The idea is to preserve the nice patina on the metal.
Next step is linseed oil for the stock and oil for the metal. Anything more will destroy the collectors value of rifle by a minimum of 50%.
Next step is linseed oil for the stock and oil for the metal. Anything more will destroy the collectors value of rifle by a minimum of 50%.
Does it have a serial number? If so post it (X out the last few digits) and see if someone can get you the year of manufacture.
It would be 1895 to 1915, should be a 24 or 26 inch barrel.
there should be a cal mark on the barrel , right at the front of the frame.
I had a pristine one in 40/82 cal at one time .
If it is 21 1/2, some one has been messing with it , maybe why no caliber marking on barrel?
P.S. collector wise do not start buffing the thing, you could clean the varnish up, use a paint stripper, will not hurt the blue, if there is any left.
If it is already sanded or buffed, than have at it, but no wire wheels, those things have destroyed any collector value in many nice old guns.
there should be a cal mark on the barrel , right at the front of the frame.
I had a pristine one in 40/82 cal at one time .
If it is 21 1/2, some one has been messing with it , maybe why no caliber marking on barrel?
P.S. collector wise do not start buffing the thing, you could clean the varnish up, use a paint stripper, will not hurt the blue, if there is any left.
If it is already sanded or buffed, than have at it, but no wire wheels, those things have destroyed any collector value in many nice old guns.
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