my nicest marlin model 39

[hfcable]

it is a really good shooter too





i have several others but this is the 'prettiest '

i beleive it is from 1926 or so

[Pat C]

Beautiful!!

[LeverGunner]

Oh, that is a super nice one. Probably every boys dream growing up. Thanks for sharing.

[Bronco]

What cartridge does it shoot ?

[GunnyMack]

Beautiful, I would love to find one like that!

[Twodot]

Oh my, that is a nice one!
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[hfcable]

What cartridge does it shoot ?

it shoots 22 LR , standard velocity only

[Old No7]

Wow, that's a classic -- and a keeper -- for sure!

Old No7

[marlinman93]

That's a beautiful Model 39! The Model 39 is my favorite of the early Marlin .22 leverguns. They pretty much perfected them by the 1920's and 30's, then by late 30's they began those bulbous stocks and round barrells.

[horsesoldier03]

Very nice, is that the original finish or has it been refinished? Beautiful work regardless, too bad you can't find one like that anymore.

[hfcable]

Very nice, is that the original finish or has it been refinished? Beautiful work regardless, too bad you can't find one like that anymore.

it appears to be original through out, and looks llke it has not been used very much at all

[Pat C]

39's like that have been expensive for a long time .I remember 30 years ago pristine examples were $2500-$3000. Not uncommon to see them in $4-$5k today.

Closest I've came is that 1st year production 39-A with bulbous wood marlinman dislikes. Me I like them all . American made prewar machine at its finest.

[KWK]

A nicer one is difficult to imagine!

[Ysabel Kid]

That is simply stunning!!!

[Sixgun]

I must say Harold, you never indulged in junk…….stuff like that is better than any 401K plan…..I do have one just like yours but the case color is down to maybe 15-20% and another, made in 40 has the stupid looking forearm but it shoots better than anything else I’ve ever had. Both of mine are “S” serial numbered which, as

[Sixgun]

Octagon barreled …”s” serial

[hfcable]

Six, those are just awesome !!!

[Sixgun]

Thanks buddy……but your stuff is a notch above….while I go for the gold you go for the diamonds….well done! And ya know, living in Alaska really does not give a guy a wide selection so you have gone far and above in the “search and rescue” of fine Winchesters and Colts……do you dabble in single action Colts?…..I’d have to say my favorites of all are 1886’s and first gen Colts, with a smattering of 1873’s, ‘92’s, early Marlins, early N frame Smiths, large frame double action Colts, early Rugers….Ha! It’s a disease but better than any 401K plan.

I have loads of parts if you need anything to make a 3K Winchester into a 6K…..

I noticed your in the “dispersion” era of your life…so am I………it really sucks coming to reality, realizing we are only temporary custodians of Americana…but, as the late great James Serven said, “condition sells.”—-006

It’s been a hell of a ride but one that’s well worth it,

[hfcable]

so true !

medically , i am boxed into multiple corners.... and the heck of it is , it is all rare weird genetic based problems. i have no weight problem, etc, and my cholesterol etc would make a 12 year old envious.

well, what the heck, i keep on keeping on, but i am really tired of close shaves and near death experiences.

i got to catalog things, and dispose of some stuff. i do have son and daughter who like guns and hunting, so probably they will take some of the best stuff and keep and pass it down to my grandson [ he is 3] , and his sister who is 20 months old.

the 3 year old has already begun to shoot his 22 with me,and his sister will do the same next year.

so , it is what it is, and its all okay.

[1894cfan]

I envy you! I'm stuck with a '48 and a '77. Hated the fat fore stock so much that I picked up a later skinnier one and sanded it to fit and stuck it on the '48. Most of my shooting/hunting these days is the '77 though with quiet ammo, CB short and long and the quiet stuff.

[Sixgun]

Yea…it is what it is….i hear ya…,…

I’m 70 and my Doc tells me I’m his “best in shape senior patient”……well, the way I see it after around 70 you can e here today and gone tomorrow as my cholesterol is terrible…my body produces lots of it and meds don’t seem to help so I stopped taking everything. I’m in excellent physical shape and can work all day …hard….

Sometimes I can see the vulture circling overhead (people I know) coming in for a windfall. Fortunately a friend of mine is a well known gun auctioneer who is going to handle it….some of the big stuff is going to R.I.A. …soon. My kids have enough money so I’m gonna play with it.

I must admit though, just moving a piece here and there keeps me in plenty of spending loot for my lifestyle, which isn’t much….

Good luck in your health and your gun endeavors.

[Rimfire McNutjob]

I love the 1897's and pre-Fat Wood 39's.

[Woodsloafer2]

No better offhand practice rifle than the marlin 39!

[Paladin]

OK, I am VERY JEALOUS. A Model 39 has been on my list of wanted to find from the time I was 12 using my uncles let alone one in that condition.

[hfcable]

I love the 1897's and pre-Fat Wood 39's.

here is my 1897. fancy wood and 28 " tapered octagonal barrel: [ photos are not very good]





amazingly accurate too !

[Sixgun]

Dang Harold…you have a museum up there! A special order of any kind Marlin or Winchester .22 is extremely rare…..more like an “in house special order”……akin to any caliber than .33 or 45-70 in an 1886 Ex.Lightweight…you had to know someone.

Very very nice……I never get jealous …..I congratulate and look at it as a goal. …Any single action Colts?

[PanamaJack85]

That's a beautiful gun

[hfcable]

i dont have any early single action colts.

have no first generation guns. have a great 2nd gen colt 45 that was worked over by bob munden and has carved ivory grips. have a couple of new in the box 3rd gen guns and have 7 new frontiers , two are 2nd gen, the rest are 3 rd gen.

i really like the new frontiers.

have few uncommon USFAs as well.

[Rimfire McNutjob]

I love the 1897's and pre-Fat Wood 39's.

here is my 1897. fancy wood and 28 " tapered octagonal barrel: [ photos are not very good]





amazingly accurate too !

Might qualify as an artillery piece with the height of that tang sight. Fantastic rifle.

[RIHMFIRE]

THOSE ARE SOME AWESOME GUNS BOYS!!!!!

[Drawdown]

You'll making me sad, actually feel stupid? My 3rd payday after I went to work after HS in 1977, I bought a new Marlin 39a for a squirrel rifle. And it was plenty capable, but I eventually traded it. Sure wish I'd kept it! Man all those are beauties!