The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > The Skunkworks > The Harley Nolden Memorial Institute for Firearms Research

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old February 12, 2007, 01:07 PM   #1
MCSO
Junior Member
 
Join Date: February 12, 2007
Location: S.E. Michigan
Posts: 2
Some help for a new member?

I aquired a rifle a few years ago that I am having difficulties doing any research on. It is a Marlin "Safety" model 1893 lever action in .32 special caliber. It has a blued steel octagonal barrel , steel curved buttplate, and what may be an added on peep sight. It has a serial number of 389119.
All of my searches result in that being too large a number. Can anyone offer a better route or suggest this weapon's age and possible worth?
Thanks for your time!
MCSO is offline  
Old February 13, 2007, 10:53 PM   #2
RJay
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 2, 2005
Location: Arizona
Posts: 1,936
There were 900,000 Model 1893s made between 1893 and 1935. Values range from around 1400 for one in excellent condition to 200 in poor. Why do you feel 389119 is too high a serial number?
RJay is offline  
Old February 15, 2007, 09:08 PM   #3
MCSO
Junior Member
 
Join Date: February 12, 2007
Location: S.E. Michigan
Posts: 2
Thanks for responding....
Every list I referred to, or online resource I checked, either didn't list that high of a number or responded in a manner that the serial number was too high (or large). I posted this request because I wanted to gain a little more info. Also, every reference I found to what I thought was similar to this rifle (ie:Cabels's), was in a different caliber.
Thanks!
__________________
Quote:
You can run, but you can't hide!
MCSO is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:46 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.04550 seconds with 10 queries