Guns International #: 102461852
Seller's Inventory #: 226859

Category - Marlin Rifles - Rifles - American Lever Action

Category
Marlin Rifles
Rifles - American Lever Action

MARLIN Model 1892 .32 LEVER ACTION Rifle C&R Centerfire & Rimfire Firing Pins c1900 Dual Ignition

Description:
MARLIN Model 1892 .32 LEVER ACTION Rifle C&R Centerfire & Rimfire Firing Pins

c1900 Dual Ignition

Here we present a C&R Union Pacific Marked J.M. Marlin Model 1892 Rifle chambered in .32 Caliber Centerfire/Rimfire, made in 1900 in New Haven, Connecticut. This convertible firearm can use either rimfire or centerfire ammunition.

John Marlin produced his first lever action repeating rifle in 1881. Ten years later, Marlin introduced his first rimfire lever action rifle, the Model 1891, based on a design patented by John Marlin’s collaborator and employee, Lewis Hepburn. It had a solid top receiver and loaded through a gate on the right side, similar to the Marlin Model 1889. The Model 1891 was the gun that Annie Oakley used in her early shooting matches that made her so famous.

The second generation of the Model 1891 was this rifle, the Model 1892. It was produced until 1915, while in 1905 they changed the name of it to the “Model 92”. Basically, this rifle was just an improved version on the Model 1891.

Model 1892/92 in .32 caliber had another interesting feature. It shipped from the factory with a second firing pin so that the gun could be reconfigured to shoot .32 caliber centerfire ammunition. Marlin literature that came with the gun indicated the change could be made without tools so anyone could change the firing pin, making the rifle capable of using centerfire instead of rimfire ammunition. The second pin came in a small bag attached to the lever of the gun.

This particular rifle has been modified and marked in various ways. The right side of the receiver has been crudely marked “U.P.R.R.” The barrel and receiver on the left have been marked “xSPECIALxS.S.x” and “CAL. .32 R.F. & .32 C.F.” and “.32 C&RF”. This is all to denote that this rifle remains capable of firing both .32 Centerfire and Rimfire cartridges and is now a single shot rifle. You will notice the pins ground flush on the right side of the receiver. This one does not load from the magazine. The magazine has been repurposed for the sake of containing the alternate firing pin.
The overall condition is good. The action is functional as described above. The bore is dim with decent rifling. The stock is well-used and solid.

This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

Barrel is 24 inches.

Caliber: .32 Caliber Centerfire & Rimfire

Overall condition as seen in photos.

Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.

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$2000

#226859
 

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Curio/Relic: Yes