model 93 marlin

onlybrowning · January 6, 2006, 10:28 PM

I was given a marlin model 93 30-30 with serial number 50X. It says simply 30-30 on the barrel (not 30-30 win) and says something about the sight being pattented January 1901. It also says <special smokelss steel> on the barrel. The barrel is round. Anyone know when it was made and what it might be worth?

fal308 · January 7, 2006, 08:53 AM

The 1893 Marlin changed it's tang marking starting in 1905 to Model'93 so that leaves me to believe it's not older than 1905. To say anymore would require a more complete description of the rifle in question. There is a several page section on the '93 in Marlin Firearms; A History of the Guns and the Company That Made Them by William S Brophy. An excellent book BTW.

January 6, 2006, 10:28 PM	#1
onlybrowning Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2005 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 275	model 93 marlin I was given a marlin model 93 30-30 with serial number 50X. It says simply 30-30 on the barrel (not 30-30 win) and says something about the sight being pattented January 1901. It also says <special smokelss steel> on the barrel. The barrel is round. Anyone know when it was made and what it might be worth?

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January 7, 2006, 08:53 AM	#2
fal308 Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 12, 1998 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,992	The 1893 Marlin changed it's tang marking starting in 1905 to Model'93 so that leaves me to believe it's not older than 1905. To say anymore would require a more complete description of the rifle in question. There is a several page section on the '93 in Marlin Firearms; A History of the Guns and the Company That Made Them by William S Brophy. An excellent book BTW.