1884 manufacture date....need help identifying rifle please

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mykinmich
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1884 manufacture date....need help identifying rifle please

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recently acquired a stunning early marlin lever gun. 4 digit serial number and chambered in 30wcf. Can somebody help me identify the model please?
I may be willing to part with it as well. trade or sale
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Re: 1884 manufacture date....need help identifying rifle please

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Mykinmich;

The fact that your rifle is a .30 WCF, also known as the .30-30 caliber means your gun was not made in 1884. The .30-30 cartridge did not come out until early 1895, so your gun was made after that.
Since you have a Marlin rifle in .30-30 with a 4 digit serial number means you have a Model '93 ( not Model 1893, unless you left of a letter prefix to the serial number ), which did not come out until after 1921. The serial number will be located under the lever and the model marking will be on the upper tang, behind the hammer.
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Re: 1884 manufacture date....need help identifying rifle please

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I as well have a Marlin 30-30 lever action with serial number 6781. All the research (on the Marlin website) i have done says that it was manufactured in 1884, but yet you say that Marlin did not introduce 30-30 until 1894, so how can this be? Marlin 36-A serial number 6781 30-30 lever action. Please help me understand this
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Re: 1884 manufacture date....need help identifying rifle please

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I HAVE A MARLIN MODEL 1893 THAT I WAS TRYING TO FIND ANY KIND OF INFO ON. I CAME ACROSS A PLACE CALLED THE CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM RECORDS OFFICE WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUFFALO BILL CENTER OF THE WEST IN CODY, WYOMING. I INQUIRED ABOUT INFO ON MY MARLIN 1893 AND THIS IS WHAT I WAS E-MAILED BACK: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM RECORDS OFFICE. WE PREPARE FACTORY LETTERS ON WINCHESTER, MARLIN AND LC SMITH, ITHACA, SAVAGE ARMS AND A.H. FOX. A FACTORY LETTER IS THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ORIGINAL COMPANY RECORDS WHICH THE MUSEUM CARES FOR. THE CONTENTS OF EACH LETTER VARIES WITH EACH FIREARM BUT TYPICALLY INCLUDE MANUFACTURING DATES AND CONFIGURATION INFORMATION ON THE FIREARM AS IT WAS IN THE FACTORY. CUSTOMER INFORMATION IS RARELY AVAILABLE AS SHIPPING AND SALES RECORDS NO LONGER EXIST FOR MOST MODELS. LETTERS ARE TYPICALLY MAILED WITHIN FOUR WEEKS OF PLACING AND PAYING AN ORDER. WE CAN SEND YOU AN INVOICE VIA PAYPAL FOR $75; WE WOULD NEED YOUR MAILING ADDRESS, AS WELL OR CALL THE OFFICE AT 307-578-4031 WITH A CREDIT CARD.

ANGELA BERTALOT
FIREARMS RECORDS ASSISTANT
P: 307-578-4109
e: angelab@centerofthewest.org

OF COURSE THEY WILL NEED THE SERIAL NUMBER WHICH I GAVE THEM AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY HAD THAT CERTAIN WEAPON ON FILE. I GOT LUCKY AS THEY DO NOT HAVE RECORDS ON ALL SERIAL NUMBERS. I CALLED TODAY AND MADE THE $75 PURCHASE. I HOPE THIS HELPS. MY COMPUTER SKILLS ARE VERY LIMITED BUT HOPEFULLY I CAN GET SOME HELP ON POSTING PICTURES OF THE 1893. SHE'S PRETTY SWEET. TAKE CARE.
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