Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
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Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
Does anyone have an old 1888 Marlin Top Eject rifle? I have long wanted one and I would love to hear if others have them how they like them and just general info on them.
Photos would also be greatly appreciated.
Photos would also be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
No, but that is at the top of my list currently, too.Rube Burrows wrote:Does anyone have an old 1888 Marlin Top Eject rifle? I have long wanted one and I would love to hear if others have them how they like them and just general info on them.
Photos would also be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
Even ugly ones are going to be expensive and if you parts......
I know a whole lot about very little and nothing about a whole lot.
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Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
jdad wrote:Even ugly ones are going to be expensive and if you parts......
very true, one of those things I should have bought 20 years ago.
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Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
A guy came up to my buddy who is a dealer, but ARs, machine guns,ect, at a local gunshow. The guy asked what my buddy thought he could give for it? I listened not to interupt..as my buddy says $600. I about pooped right there. Guy got miffed and left muttering. I asked my buddy if he knew what that was..sure Winchester 94. He know a little more about lever guns now. He apparently was appreciative as he called me when he had Winchester 73 at a reasonable price. The extent of my 1888 experience. Sorry Rube. Good luck.
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Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
I picked this one up of a fellow forum member when I was over your way a couple of years back. It has been refinished but is sill a nice part of my collection. Picked a 1891 side loader .22 that trip aswell, think they only made about 4000 of each.
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- Rube Burrows
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Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
I almost bought one a few years back but by the time I made up my mind it was gone. I really want one in 38-40 and it was 32-20 and that is why it took me too long to decide.
Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
I meant to say "if you ever need parts...." Extremely hard to find.
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Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
Don't have one presently, but have had 4 or 5 over the years. They are a great rifle, although not as nicely designed as the later Marlins in my opinion. Considering less than 5,000 made, they do get huge prices, even in poor condition. I never got huge prices selling mine, but others seem to. Don't have many pictures of those I owned. 2nd one down in this picture was my 1888 in .44-40:
Far left in this pic is another in .38-40:
That's all the 1888 pics I could find here.
Far left in this pic is another in .38-40:
That's all the 1888 pics I could find here.
Pre WWI Marlins and Singleshot rifles!
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Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
Marlinman93 you just made this ol boy cry with that pic. I am doing my best to keep a couple of those alive andd hunting but that right there is a thing of beauty.Tom
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Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
fordwannabe wrote:Marlinman93 you just made this ol boy cry with that pic. I am doing my best to keep a couple of those alive andd hunting but that right there is a thing of beauty.Tom
it sure is. for many years now I have drooled and envied at his amazing collection !!
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Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
Marlinman, those are some beautiful rifles. Thanks for sharing the pic.
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Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
Unfortunately those are pretty old pictures guys! Probably about 7-8 years ago, and I sold all but a couple of my Marlin repeaters off about 6 years ago. I got deeper into my Ballard addiction, and after selling off about 50 pre WWI era Marlin repeaters, the money got reinvested into Marlin Ballards. Still have a couple 1881 Marlins, but that's it for repeaters.
They were hard to let go, but getting some nice Ballard rifles made up for it!
They were hard to let go, but getting some nice Ballard rifles made up for it!
Pre WWI Marlins and Singleshot rifles!
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Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
marlinman93 wrote:Unfortunately those are pretty old pictures guys! Probably about 7-8 years ago, and I sold all but a couple of my Marlin repeaters off about 6 years ago. I got deeper into my Ballard addiction, and after selling off about 50 pre WWI era Marlin repeaters, the money got reinvested into Marlin Ballards. Still have a couple 1881 Marlins, but that's it for repeaters.
They were hard to let go, but getting some nice Ballard rifles made up for it!
It sucks when you have to give up one love for another when you really wish you could just keep them all.
I had a beautiful 1889 Marlin that I wish I would have never sold. That is the only really old Marlin I have had. I have always wanted a 1888 though.
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Re: Anyone have an 1888 Marlin Top Eject?
Yes, it certainly is sad to not keep them all! But I had a lot of years of enjoyment building up the collection, and I have enjoyed once again building up my Ballard collection. Couldn't afford to keep both, so one of them had to suffer. But I have no regrets selling any of them.Rube Burrows wrote:
It sucks when you have to give up one love for another when you really wish you could just keep them all.
I had a beautiful 1889 Marlin that I wish I would have never sold. That is the only really old Marlin I have had. I have always wanted a 1888 though.
Pre WWI Marlins and Singleshot rifles!
http://members.tripod.com/~OregonArmsCollectors/
http://members.tripod.com/~OregonArmsCollectors/