Short barreled Marlin 1895CB

Whit Spurzon · Post by **Whit Spurzon** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:16 pm

I spotted a shorter barreled Marlin 1895 CB with the octagon barrel in the racks on a recent visit to the fun store. It looked exactly like my 1895CB except for the shorter (20?) barrel. Now I want one. Were they a special run?

RKrodle · Post by **RKrodle** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:03 pm

I have never heard of a 1895CB coming from Marlin with a 20 inch barrel. Now, that does mean much as I'm no Marlin expert by any means. I have seen 1895CB's, pics, that have been cut down and they look really nice. I have considered doing it to mine.

Joe Reilly · Post by **Joe Reilly** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:07 pm

Davidson's had a special run of 1000 with 18.5" barrels. Called it the LTDIII. There were LTD's I-V, with different features spread over five years each in a run of 1000.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:13 pm

where's it at? how much $? what's the phone #?

thanks,

Grizz

Whit Spurzon · Post by **Whit Spurzon** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:35 am

Grizz,
Do you want to pick it up for me?

I'll kick in some gas money

If I recall it was around $800 which is why I didn't jump on it. Now I'm thinking I should have grabbed it. At the time I figured I could just get my 26" barreled Cowboy shorted and still be ahead. Now I'm not so sure.

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:06 pm

LTD-III all right.
Got mine about a year and a half ago and had become one of my all time favorites! Pd. $580. NIB on Auction Arms.

She's a shooter too..

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:07 pm

2ndovc wrote:LTD-III all right.
Got mine about a year ago and had become one of my all time favorites! Pd. $580. NIB on Auction Arms.

She's a shooter too..

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:07 pm

sorry for the double post

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:25 pm

It breaks my heart to think of a cut down CB...... They are so nice, and easy handling as is......

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:33 pm

Whit Spurzon wrote:Grizz,
Do you want to pick it up for me? I'll kick in some gas money :P

If I recall it was around $800 which is why I didn't jump on it. Now I'm thinking I should have grabbed it. At the time I figured I could just get my 26" barreled Cowboy shorted and still be ahead. Now I'm not so sure.

Shore 'nuff. I love free gas. It's a limited III and to my everlasting chagrin I had one in my hands that I could have bought for $465, and I DIDN'T GET IT !!!

So I have to kick myself in the butt over it every chance I get.

Tell ya one thing straight up tho, if I had it I sure wouldn't part with it for a measly 8 bills, no way...

You'd be money up to get one of them too-long cowboy models and a hack saw. That's what I'm waiting for... ;)

Whit Spurzon · Post by **Whit Spurzon** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:30 pm

Looks like there's a hack saw CB on GB right now...

http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=95372735

After seeing 2ndovc's I'm going to hold out and try to find one of those. NICE!!!

The too long cowboy is nice at the range but I really didn't like it out in the field. One afternoon of hunting with it and I went back to my guide gun.

Grizz, sent you a PM. I probably won't make it down there again anytime soon so I'd rather see it go to someone on the forums I frequent so I can at least enjoy it vicariously.