Model 17 maybe?

[krbc4]

I have a 12 gauge Marlin that has more information about the patents then the gun - called Marlin they seem to think it should be a Model 17 by the patd date but that's all he could give me, and I found nothing on their site or anywhere else.
The only number on the gun is 3448 but it doesn't say it's seriel number and all we know it's a single barrel 12g
Patd USA Mar 24, May 19 1908, Nov 23 1909, 2 Patent - Patents Pending (all this is on the gun)
can anyone offer any advise as far as a manufacturing date or value or where I should look next - I would appreciate any input.

[Regnier (gunrunner)]

Krbc4;

Maybe a little more information is required here before we can determine what you have. Is this an exposed hammer, pump action shotgun? If it is, there should be a "hang fire safety" release button or lever to allow the action to open if the gun has not been fired. Is the release a button, up near the hammer, or is it a lever, down near the trigger? Is this shotgun a takedown action, or is it a solid frame gun that cannot be taken down?
A photo of the gun is the best way to help us determine what you have if you can post a picture of it. Most Model 17's had the model number stamped on the upper tang, behind the hammer. Your serial number is odd for a Model 17, unless it is a gun made during WW I from parts on hand by either the Marlin Firearms Corporation or by Marlin-Rockwell Corporation. Those patent dates do not corellate with a Model 17 unless it is an assembled gun during WW I.
Looking forward to your reply......