243 Winchester cartridge with more powerful and accurate ballistics yet similar recoil, but the. Sixty years after its introduction, in 1955, it was surpassed by the smaller bore. 25-35 were offered that year as the USA's first small-bore sporting rifle cartridges designed for smokeless powder. 30-30 ( thirty-thirty), as it is most commonly known, and the. 30 Winchester Center Fire cartridge was first marketed in 1895 for the Winchester Model 1894 lever-action rifle. 30-30 cartridge (center) and 7.62×51mm NATO (right) At any firm retail price point at or much over $900 I'd walk.A 5.56×45mm NATO (left). At $900, I'd stew on it for five or 10 minutes and likely still pull the trigger after some haggling back to $850 OTD. If I were in the market for such an example for my own collection (Got one already, thanks, not interested) I would whip out seven (7) Benjamins so fast the seller would think they beamed down from the Enterprise. So IMO, seeing it's a family friend, if you offered between $500 and $600 for the 93, it'd be a win-win. In an extreme example a dealer will show him pricing in a distributor flyer for a NEW Ilion-made Marlin 336 at "his cost" of $489, and offer the owner $250.
If the seller takes it to a dealer at a store or gun show, he will be offered between $300 and (a stretch) $500. Your 93 appears to have the original front and rear sights, a plus.Īssuming the flat top is NOT drilled and tapped, and the rifling is still there and the bore is shiny to maybe a little dark, the crown is not terribly worn from cleaning, and the action is functional, I'd place retail value (pre-Newtown frenzy) at $750 to $1150 depending on whose store you walk into, and what part of the state that store is located. Given that, the sling swivels are added but IMO and experience they don't detract as much as they would from a Winchester 94 from the same time. Marlins have their following, but not as rabidly as Winchester collectors who would buy soggy, used TP if "Winchester" was printed on it. Value is primarily a function of condition. Your rifle is an early Model 93, manufactured approximately 1919-1920 because the S/N is without a letter prefix. Barrel markings were changed to "The Marlin Firearms Corporation/New Haven Conn, U.S.A. In 1919 the model was changed to "93" because "1893" was, well, so last century sounding. The Model 36 replaced the 93, and the 36 was replaced post-WWII by the 336 we all know today. Rifles made after 1904-1905 are marked "Special Smokeless Steel" on the left side of the barrel as is yours, through end of production in 1935. New Haven CT U.S.A./ Patented Oct 11 1887, Ap1,1893." The upper tang on early guns is marked either "1893" or "Model 1893" on slightly later 1893 rifles. These will be marked "Marlin Firearms Co. Last edited by Emptymag March 28th, 2013 at 11:14 AM. It looks exactly like this one I found online with slight variation in finish. It may be for sale and if it doesn't fall into the ridiculously high range due to it being "collectible" I may be interested. Ultimately, I'd like to know what the rifle is worth. The barrel band that goes around the front of the stock is missing the screw. The wood is in decent condition, but appears to have been refinished as the wood sits lower than the steel where it matches up. The finish on the steel is in rough shape with little bluing left on the receiver and "patchy" finish on the barrel. It seems to operate as it should, but I have not fired it. I believe the barrel to be 20" with a mag tube of same length. If there are any other markings, I did not notice them, but at the time I took photos, I wasn't looking closely and may have missed something. Left side barrel by rear sight: " S PECIAL SMOKELESS STEEL"īottom of tang - under lever: " 1 1 6 8" (NO prefix/suffix letters - only 4 digit SN) Top of barrel where it meets receiver: " 30-30" (caliber, obviously) I'll post pics tomorrow, but for now, here is the info found on the rifle: I'm looking for help verifying the manufacture date of an old " Marlin Model 93" (exact info as stamped on top of the tang - NOT "1893") Before I sign up on a Marlin-specific forum, I thought I'd try my luck here.
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