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Here's my latest addition to the Marlin Ballard collection. This one is a special order #3, with extra heavy 28" full octagon barrel, ordered without rear sight dovetail, and with gallery midrange vernier, and Win. globe front. It also has special order wood, with checkering, shadowline cheepiece, and horn tip.
Because of the extra heavy barrel, it doesn't hve the typical concave receiver top used on std. #3 Ballards either.
Another Ballard is headed my way next week. I'll post pics when it arrives.-Vall
Oops! Sorry Joe. All #3 Ballards were either .22 short, or .22 LR. This one is .22 LR.
I have seen a number of them in .25 rimfire, but that caliber is newer and not factory, but a rebore.
Thanks!-Vall
What a great looking Ballard. I have a 61/2 Rigby actioned Ballard off hand target rifle in .22LR. It is by far my most accurate .22 that I have ever owned. It loves Federal Gold Medal .22LR Match ammo.
Thanks fellas!
A 6 1/2 Rigby in .22 huh? That sounds like a great piece! Didn't come out of the Denver area did it? I missed one that was for sale down there a couple years ago, and it also was in .22LR.
The next one on the way is a schuetzen based on a #6 Ballard. Should arrive this week sometime!
kimwcook,
Ballards can confuse a lot of folks! Don't feel lonely!
Marlin made about 14 std. model variations on the Ballard, plus numerous custom versions made to the customer's request. This is the reason the Bluebook of Gun Values has never covered Ballards. It's just too confusing to try and catgorize some of them, plus so many were customized and wont fall into a factory designated model.
The "#6" based Ballard I have coming is a good example. I believe it may be a Zettler Bros. custom from the late 1800's New York area. It wont fit any Marlin category.-Vall
To Marlinman,
I have owned my Ballard for about 6 years. It has a heavy round barrel by A.W.Peterson. Something nags me that he may have lived or worked in Colorado. Not sure though.
DavidS wrote:To Marlinman,
I have owned my Ballard for about 6 years. It has a heavy round barrel by A.W.Peterson. Something nags me that he may have lived or worked in Colorado. Not sure though.
David,
You are correct! Axel Peterson worked in Denver, Co. from the late 1800's to around 1950. He worked with the famous Geo. C. Schoyen in his shop, and just before his death in 1910, Schoyen sold the business to AW Peterson. Peterson continued the shop (along with his son) for years, and even after Peterson's death his son continued on for awhile.
AW Peterson was a top schuetzen shooter, and probably made some of the finest .22 rimfire barrels ever! There is a lot of info on Peterson available in several reference books I own. If you're interested I can give you titles so ou can read up on this great American gunsmith.-Vall
To Marlinman,
That is what I wanted to say,but I could not remember exactly how Peterson came to work with G.Schoyen. The fellow I have been buying my single shots from told me about the Schoyen connection and I remembered just enough,but not all. If you could send me the book titles on Peterson and Schoyen,I would like that. It sounds like good reading.