As a result, a collector could concentrate on just the Marlin Model 39, its forerunners, variations and grades if he managed to obtain every variation possible, it would comprise a substantial collection. There were also different models and options, at least for a while, and Marlin offered it in several grades, up to and including the very finest, during the heyday of American engraving and rifle embellishment of the 1920s. This makes it the longest-produced shoulder firearm in history.Дuring those 130 years, the rifle that became the Model 39A underwent both technical modifications and cosmetic changes. Tracing this lineage, it has been in continuous production since 1891, except for brief pauses when Marlin turned to military production during the two world wars. More changes were made in 1939, when it became the Model 39A and remained so henceforth. Don't miss a single thing, get connected and stay. By completing the information below you will receive 'mini-newsletters' about Ruger products, events, promotions, deals and news. It remained the Model 1897 until 1921, when it was renamed the Model 39. The Ruger newsletter and email program connects you with all of the latest happenings at Ruger, direct to your email inbox. Hepburn, a famous target shooter and highly respected gun designer, it was called the Model 1891, was modified and renamed in 1892 and then again in 1897. The rifle began life in its earliest form in 1891. This magazine was also the first to offer loading from the front rather than being fed through a gate in the action. 22 Short, Long and Long Rifle cartridges interchangeably in its (also revolutionary) tubular magazine. 22 Long Rifle, and the first to be able to handle. During its 130 years, the 39 has chalked up a number of firsts: It was the first lever action for the. By comparison, the Model 57 was in production a mere six years, during which time fewer than 35,000 were made. If that statement needs reinforcement, consider this: At last count, the Model 39A and its antecedents had been in production almost 130 years, and Marlin has sold more than 2.2 million of them. Obviously, a lot of people knew a lot more than I did about what was a good rifle and what was not. Today, the Model 57 I so admired has been consigned to the scrap heap of history, discontinued in 1965 as an intriguing concept that didnвЂ™t work out, while the old Model 39A is still with us, still being made (albeit as a custom proposition) and, while a used Model 57 sells for relative peanuts even to its minor cult following, Model 39 variations are collectorвЂ™s items that sell for good money, sometimes big money. It vaguely resembled the lever actions of the television westerns, but not in a way I would like. The barrel was too long, the action too small, and the overly generous forend seemed out of proportion. To my callow and untutored eye, the 39A was both old-fashioned and ungainly. Description: This is a Marlin Model 39 Century Ltd., a rifle that the Marlin firm produced in 1970 only to commemorate their 1870 to 1970 Centennial.

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