Along with Marlin collecting, I also collect pre-1940 S&W pistols. I thought this topic over on the S&W Collectors forum especially of interest. I would think many here would also.....
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WB
Interesting Topic
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Interesting Topic
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Re: Interesting Topic
WB, As you may know from my comments on the S&W Forum and this Marlin Forum, I'm a believer that Marlin obtained their DA revolver frame forgings from the S&W drop forge, using S&W dies. The minor diferences in the finished products are those that were done in the milling stages. The
smoking gun ( pun intended) is the physical comparison of the two revolver models. What's missing is the documentation, which I think may be buried in the archives of S&W at the Conn. Valley Historical Museum in Springfield, MA., where someday researchers will find bills & invoices submitted to Marlin for forge time, etc., circa mid 1870s. Marlin records have been destroyed, so that's a dead end. Ed.
smoking gun ( pun intended) is the physical comparison of the two revolver models. What's missing is the documentation, which I think may be buried in the archives of S&W at the Conn. Valley Historical Museum in Springfield, MA., where someday researchers will find bills & invoices submitted to Marlin for forge time, etc., circa mid 1870s. Marlin records have been destroyed, so that's a dead end. Ed.
Re: Interesting Topic
It's funny how "back in the day" a lot of the firearms manufacturers held hands.
They borrowed employees, used each others equipment, made parts for another company, etc., etc.
WB
They borrowed employees, used each others equipment, made parts for another company, etc., etc.
WB
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