Marlin 1894 in 25-20 with blued receiver

Lever Nut · Post by **Lever Nut** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:32 pm

Hi, Any chance a Marlin 25-20 made in the early 1900's had a blued receiver from the factory in rifle form? I thought they were all supposed to be color cased except for carbines and muskets. Thanks

Regnier (gunrunner) · Post by **Regnier (gunrunner)** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:26 am

Lever Nut;

Anything could be special ordered at that time. There are instances in the old factory records where guns that normally had case-colored recievers are listed as having a blued reciever. A normally blued gun could be case-colored for a grand sum of 75 cents.
It might be wise to check the records to see if this gun was ordered as a blued gun. Maybe it will be listed, and maybe not. Does the blue look right? Compare the blued reciever to an original blued reciever.
Good luck. I hope this helps.

Lever Nut · Post by **Lever Nut** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:11 am

I don't have anything to compare it to. The guy selling it says it has an excellent bore and it's in 25-20. He sent me pictures of the receiver and barrel markings because I thought if I looked at them I might be able to tell it it was a reblue but even after looking at the pictures I'm still wondering. I can pick it up for 500.00 which to me is a steal but if it's a reblued gun I don't care to buy it.

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:55 pm

If you can't see the gun, then you have two options. Either pass on it, or get the seller to confirm a three day inspection and no hassle return policy. If he's confident that it's original, then he should have no qualms about this agreement. Once it's in your hands, a close inspection will hopefully answer your concerns.