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Marlin 1894 25-20 SN: 239349

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:900.00 - 1,800.00 USD
Marlin 1894 25-20 SN: 239349
Take-down lever action rifle manufactured circa 1902. Features 24" octagon barrel, full length magazine tube, buckhorn sights, straight grip, steel crescent buttplate. Barrel has been relined, bore is very good. Blue is about 50%, turning a patina brown color, thinning at all sharp edges, much bare metal showing on receiver. Bottom of receiver and receiver extension show numerous small strikes near the takedown latch. Crescent buttplate is a medium silvery gray color, has been filed or ground at toe to better fit the stock. Wood is very good condition, generally good fit to metal, visible scratches & dents, a newer coat of varnish applied. there is a ":C" carved in the left buttstock. Buttplate marked "R 28", rack number ?. Action is smooth. Most markings are crisp; serial number on receiver is partially eroded from impact damage.