^Lot 4189 HALF NICKEL MARLIN MODEL 1881 LEVER ACTION

SPORTING RIFLE. Cal. 38-55. S# 16651. Bbl. 28" octagon. Rocky mountain front sight w/ sporting rear sight. Full length mag. Double set triggers. Light frame action, forearm cap & buttplate are factory nickel plated. Walnut forearm & straight grip stock w/ crescent steel buttplate. Mfg. 1888. Matching numbers on left side of both tangs, buttstock and buttplate. CONDITION: bbl. & mag. tube have a gray appearance from touch up finish. Action & fittings retain over 60% nickel. Sanded & refinished wood shows some handling marks. Buttstock has professional epoxy repaired crack running from midpoint of bottom to buttplate; about lower 1/3 at rear. Forearm has cracks extending from right side of action. Lever hangs loose from frame. Functioning double set trigger. Bore is generally bright retaining sound rifling. (01-23960/DS/NW). ANTIQUE. $1,000-1,500.