Picked up a pre 1900 marlin 1895 carbine. INFO NEEDED

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Hey everyone..

Long story short my brother and I stumbled across this beauty collectin dust at a buddies. It took a year to get it but on Sunday I finally did the deal.

It's a 1895 marlin carbine serial numbered in the 170,### range. From my research it was manufactured in 1898.

It's chambered in 38-56. It has a 22" barrel and the bore is Shiney with sharp rifling, a few pits here and there.

It's missing 1 screw on the left side bottom of the receiver, both bamd screws, the mag tube follower and the rear portion of the firing pin appears to be missing.

Being a milsurp collector I don't know much about this type of gun.

I have a couple of questions. Should I give the wood some oil as its getting dry and needs some hydration. If so what type of oil would be correct?

Where can I find the missing parts or does someone on here have the parts perhaps?

And also value of the gun. It's not mint by any means the metal is almost bluing free and is gone to gray with age. The. The forend has a Crack in the left front. I may sell it to someone who collects these types of guns as it doesn't quite fit into my collection although, I would be fun to play with.

Does anyone collect marlins?

Any help and info would be great.

 
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Great find and in good condition for its age!

You could try Numrich for any parts or even try parts from old and current model 1895's for fitment.

If you're planning to maintain its value for resale, don't touch it or do a thing other than replace the missing parts with preferably OEM parts.

It's hard to tell from the pictures, but it looks like the stock may have been previously sanded.
 
mastermind said:
Great find and in good condition for its age!

You could try Numrich for any parts or even try parts from old and current model 1895's for fitment.

If you're planning to maintain its value for resale, don't touch it or do a thing other than replace the missing parts with preferably OEM parts.

It's hard to tell from the pictures, but it looks like the stock may have been previously sanded.
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You may be right in the fact that the buttstock may have been sanded. It doesn't seem to be but it's a bit small where it meets the reciever on the sides. The wood is dry like most guns this old are so I may have shrunken over the years.

As for maintaining for resale I'm of the idea that it took some 120 years for the gun to look this cool and there's no way I'm going to anything to it that will detract from that.

If I can't find parts I will make them on my lathe if it comes to that ;)
 
Oh man would that ever fit into my collection (two 142### rifles, 45-90,38-56), missing parts be damned... The firing pin from a new 1895 (really a 336) or an 1893 will not be the same, the 1895 is longer. There are guys (collectors that may have tore a 93 down over the years but probably not a 95 carbine, they are scarce) south of us that MAY have the screws but no one that I know of makes new ones for the Marlins.

I think the stock has been sanded, too much shy of the frame around the wrist and the fine scratch marks between cheek piece tip and tang. wouldn't bother me a bit tho if I were the owner but the high priced collectors will be-moan that till the cows come home...and with the pieces missing...man, the sky would be falling... even with missing pieces and no finish left I would value a 95 carbine like that at still around $800.
 
fingers284 said:
Oh man would that ever fit into my collection (two 142### rifles, 45-90,38-56), missing parts be damned... The firing pin from a new 1895 (really a 336) or an 1893 will not be the same, the 1895 is longer. There are guys (collectors that may have tore a 93 down over the years but probably not a 95 carbine, they are scarce) south of us that MAY have the screws but no one that I know of makes new ones for the Marlins.

I think the stock has been sanded, too much shy of the frame around the wrist and the fine scratch marks between cheek piece tip and tang. wouldn't bother me a bit tho if I were the owner but the high priced collectors will be-moan that till the cows come home...and with the pieces missing...man, the sky would be falling... even with missing pieces and no finish left I would value a 95 carbine like that at still around $800.
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That's kinda where I was at. I collect milsurps and I have bought a few that were super rare with a few missing pieces but I couldn't pass them up cause they are so scarce.

Well I guess for right now I'll work on finding the parts and see if I can get it up and running. If not I will measure what's here and make new parts on my lathe so that at least I can get it up and running.

Thanks for your input, it's very apreciated.
 
The only oil finish appropriate for this rifle is double-boiled Linseed oil. This is what the finest gunmakers used and was certainly what would have been used on this rifle.

Not any of the fast-drying Tru-oil or Linspeed oil and varnish finishes, which dry like varnish.

While some might suggest that Linseed Oil as a finish does not dry, this is absolutely untrue of modern formulations.
Modern Double-Boiled Linseed Oil contains drying agents that accelerate the process without causing the hard "varnish" finish that the Tru-Oil stuff will.

For years I have used a plastic bottle of RecoChem Double-Boiled Linseed Oil on everything from knife handles to gunstocks to antique woodworking tools.
You apply it liberally and let it soak in for a while and then rub the wood with the heel of your hand to create heat.
Repeat every day until it seems like it will take no more.
It dries within a day or two, but you can always apply more.
Even a year later you will be able to apply more and rub it in.
 
Lonesome Donkey said:
The only oil finish appropriate for this rifle is double-boiled Linseed oil. This is what the finest gunmakers used and was certainly what would have been used on this rifle.

Not any of the fast-drying Tru-oil or Linspeed oil and varnish finishes, which dry like varnish.

While some might suggest that Linseed Oil as a finish does not dry, this is absolutely untrue of modern formulations.
Modern Double-Boiled Linseed Oil contains drying agents that accelerate the process without causing the hard "varnish" finish that the Tru-Oil stuff will.

For years I have used a plastic bottle of RecoChem Double-Boiled Linseed Oil on everything from knife handles to gunstocks to antique woodworking tools.
You apply it liberally and let it soak in for a while and then rub the wood with the heel of your hand to create heat.
Repeat every day until it seems like it will take no more.
It dries within a day or two, but you can always apply more.
Even a year later you will be able to apply more and rub it in.
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Thanks for the heads up.

This sounds good cause well every gun I own is of this vintage and they all get a regular coat of double boiled linseed oil as part of their yearly or monthly cleaning and inspection.

I was hoping linseed would be correct as that all I use.
 
Mike K. said:
Is 22" the right barrel length for the carbine? Is it not 20"?
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The standard barrel length for the 1895 Marlin carbine was 22" but it could be had in shorter lengths on special order.

(QUOTE)I think 38/55 .Bob(QUOTE)

38-56 is a correct caliber for the 1895. The Model 1893 was chambered in 38-55.
 
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