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Lot 1063:Engraved Gold and Platinum Inlaid Marlin Deluxe Model 1893 Rifle

December 9th, 2023|Bedford, TX
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Lot 1063:Engraved Gold and Platinum Inlaid Marlin Deluxe Model 1893 Rifle

December 9th, 2023|Bedford, TX
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Phenomenal Panel Scene Engraved, Gold and Platinum Inlaid Antique Marlin Deluxe Model 1893 Lever Action Takedown Rifle

Offered here is a wonderful Marlin factory engraved and inlaid Model 1893 rifle manufactured in 1895. From 1881 to 1910 renowned master engraver Conrad F. Ulrich, Jr. did most of the engraving for Marlin. The quality of the embellishment certainly reaches Ulrich's standards. He was after all the person who established Marlin's patterns. It is a fine engraving with the added elegance of gold and platinum inlaid line borders. The receiver is decorated with floral scrollwork on a stippled background along with various stylistic bordering. The top of the receiver has the standard "MARLIN SAFETY" flanked by light scrollwork. The right side of the receiver features a leaf outlined in gold and platinum. The floral scrollwork and inlaid leaf flourish is carried over to the bolt. The centerpiece to this embellishment is the highly detailed oval panel game scene outlined in a gold and platinum border terminating in scrolls. The finely cut scene depicts a hunter firing his trusty Marlin rifle at a running stag. So detailed is the engraving that even smoke bellows out of the rifle muzzle. Simple scrollwork and inlaid flourishes extend to the takedown collar and lever. Additional engraved scrollwork appears at the rear of the barrel. A band that borders around the caliber marking decorates the breech of the barrel. The buttplate tang, forend cap and hammer are engraved and inlaid to match. The rifle is equipped with a dovetail Marble No. 2 beaded blade front sight, a folding two leaf rear sight and a tang folding peep sight. The top barrel flat is stamped with the two-line New Haven address and patent marking ending with the August 1893 date. The nicely figured deluxe walnut forearm and pistol grip stock feature Marlin's multi-point no. G cut checkering. Within the checkering is a unbroken band. The buttstock is featured with a crescent buttplate. Provenance: The Tom Selleck Collection

ConditionVery fine. The barrel and magazine retain 80% original blue finish with the balance thinning to a brown. Patterns of original case colors remain on the forend cap and buttplate. The receiver, hammer and lever retain 70% original case colors with the most striking colors in and around the sheltered areas. The engraving is crisp. Half of the original blue remains on the loading gate. The wood is also very fine with minor dings and scratches and crisp checkering overall. Mechanically excellent. A true work of Marlin artistry towards the turn of the century that will be a welcomed addition to any Marlin, lever action or firearms art collection.
Details
ManufacturerMarlin Firearms Co
Model1893
TypeRifle
Serial number
ClassAntique
Caliber / Gauge38-55
Barrel26 inch octagon
Finishblue/casehardened
Stockdeluxe checkered walnut

Item LocationBedford, TX
Views2841
Catalog page60
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