![]() when did that type of stock with the high cheek become fashionable? the rifle # is in pencil under the butt plate I wonder if it could be original I guess it could have had a Malcolm type scope in say 1888 the cheek piece is just right to put my eye in the right spot for the scope Thanks for the great info! and for liking the gun. ![]() "It is generally believed that the last Marlin Ballard was made in about 1888 or 1889 and to my knowledge there is no record of how many were produced".įrom the book.actions were given serial numbers stamped on the lower front part of the receiver and if original, on the tang, on each half of the breech block and sometimes on the finger lever. New Haven CT.USA Ballard's patent Nov 5 1861".Īlso. "In 1881 the Marlin firm was incorporated and the name changed and the actions thereafter were stamped. "The first of the Marlin Ballard actions were usually marked on the left side J M Marlin. The lanyard ring from the bottom of the but is missing and the trigger return spring is broken it shoot fine with Black powder 44-40 ammo and I wondered if any further info is available?įrom Frank de Haas's book SS rifles and Actions. It has about 95%+ nickel plate remaining and "artistic" Hard rubber grips There is no rear sight at all and the barrel has an odd tear drop shape whit the tpp flattened On the top of the barrel next to the frame is BELGIUM in small caps ![]() I think it likely that the gun as it now sits was made in the 1920s by a good smith as there are no markings on the barrel and I think the barrel may have come from another gun but I would like to know when the action left the factory the last patent date on the receiver iFebruary. Good case color still on the lever and the butt plate the action as you can see is in the white I do not know what it was when made. the blueing/browning on the bull barrel has a sort of violet cast the general look of it is what made me buy it back in the early 70s. ![]() I dated the scope to the 1920s don't know when the action left the Marlin plant the very high cheek piece stock makes it very pleasant to shoot and it has the external extractor. The scope is an old Lyman 15x with 1/4 mil dot the gun has 32" bull barrel and is a tac driver with standard vel Eley match ammo and a shotgun with high vel ammo like CCI, ![]()
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