production date of my marlin 1894

dbeck · November 27, 2011, 02:48 AM

Gentlemen
I have a Marlin 1894 44.40 hex barrel carbine given to me by my Gandmother. I realize that tracking by serial number is not an exact science but perhaps you can help. Besides the normal patent information on the barrel the only serial number I can find is in front of the trigger gaurd. It's stamped 909. Seems to be a relatively low number. Any comments? I did just notice the model number is a Model 94.

PetahW · November 28, 2011, 05:38 PM

Your octagon barreled .44-40 carbine, made in 1905, was made in much fewer numbers than the more commonly-found round-barrel specimens.

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November 27, 2011, 02:48 AM	#1
dbeck Junior Member Join Date: November 27, 2011 Posts: 1	production date of my marlin 1894 Gentlemen I have a Marlin 1894 44.40 hex barrel carbine given to me by my Gandmother. I realize that tracking by serial number is not an exact science but perhaps you can help. Besides the normal patent information on the barrel the only serial number I can find is in front of the trigger gaurd. It's stamped 909. Seems to be a relatively low number. Any comments? I did just notice the model number is a Model 94. Last edited by dbeck; November 27, 2011 at 01:40 PM.

November 28, 2011, 05:38 PM	#2
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 3,275	Your octagon barreled .44-40 carbine, made in 1905, was made in much fewer numbers than the more commonly-found round-barrel specimens. .