Marlin Firearms Co.

Name Street Town State From To
Marlin Firearms Co.   New Haven Connecticut 1881 1915


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Product
see J.M. Marlin

Lever Action Rifles

Model 1881


left side right side

.45 government, .45-70, .40-60 caliber, 10 shot 1st Model 1881 Rifle Heavy Receiver, 28" octagon barrel, top ejection, fiew of them were made under Marlin, J.M.
right side

.45 government, .45-70, .40-60 caliber, 10 shot 2nd Model 1881 Rifle Light Receiver, 24" to 28" octagon barrel, top ejection

.32-40 and .38-55 caliber, 10 shot 3rd Model 1881 Rifle Small Receiver, 28" octagon barrel, top ejection



Production dates of Model 1881
Total from 1881 - 1891 = 16285 rifles.
Year low number high number total
1881 ? ? ?
1882 ? ? ?
1883 4096 17425 2207
1884 4206 9554 2214
1885 5424 18330 2401
1886 4918 15981 3524
1887 7643 18316 2315
1888 7292 22063 1660
1889 13063 29474 1036
1890 14651 45211 543
1891 14218 51233 469
1892 - 1903 11432 37706 16

Model 1881 production as per barrel length total
20" 4
21 1/2" 1
22" 2
24" 2788
26" 277
28" 12482
30" 780
32" 42
34" 3

Model 1881 production per caliber total
.32-40 1785
.38-55 3563
.40-60 6261
.45-70 4769


Model 1888 , last model with top ejection

Production dates of Model 1888
Total from 1888 - 1892 = 4814 rifles
Year low number high number total
1888 19559 22340 1568
1889 20389 27854 3242
1890 22133 25820 2
1891 20528   1
1892 24667   1

Model 1888 production as per barrel length total
16" 1
20" 25
22" 1
24" 4312
26" 264
28" 198
30" 1
44" 1

Model 1888 production per caliber total
.32-40 1298
.38-40 1776
.44-40 1727


Model 1889 , first model with side ejection

Production dates of Model 1889
Total from 1889 - 1903 = 55119 rifles. As of 1896 assembled from spare parts.
left side right side
Year low number high number total
1889 20845 30793 3629
1890 22133 46469 13122
1891 26577 75667 13568
1892 26707 89257 12629
1893 30192 101408 7171
1894 29023 116008 4498
1895   121589 319
1896 40125 109547 37
1897   109578 26
1898 31374 109546 25
1899   109579 55
1900   40149 1
1903   87986 39

Model 1889 production as per barrel length total
15" 367
20" round 9030
20" octagon 97
22" 1o
24" 39363
25" 3729
28" 2268
30" 164
32" 99
40" 3
54" 1

Model 1889 production per caliber total
.25 34
.32-40 15440
.38-40 18641
.44-40 20984


Model 1891 Safety Repeating Rifle

Production dates of Model 1891
Total from 1891 - 1905 = 18643 rifles.
Year low number high number total
1891 46799 74792 4846
1892 37492 87030 5158
1893 58488 98646 3143
1894 52494 117249 3001
1895 48847 124162 2315
1896 55069 116569 141
1897 73375 102771 14
1898 68773   1
1899 102889   1
1900 48267 61590 2
1901 74324 74547 2
1902 58511   1
1903 56388 81331 16
1904 117411   1
1905 77605   1

Model 1891 production as per barrel length total
20" 2
21" 1
22" 1
24" 18090
25" 1
26" 283
27" 2
28" 259
30" 4
32" 1
40" 1

Model 1891 production per caliber total
.22
.25
.32-20 or .32 W.C.F.
.38


Model 1892

Production dates of Model 1892
Total from 1892 - 1916 = ? rifles.
Year low number high number total
1892      

Model 1892 production as per barrel length total
24"  
26"  
28"  

Model 1892 production per caliber total
.22 30706
.32 10327


Model 1893

1893, right side
Production dates of Model 1893
Total from 1893 - 1936 = ? rifles.
Year low number high number total
? A1823 A8475  
? 123075 436495  

Model 1893 production as per barrel length total
20"  
24"  
26"  
28"  
30"  
32"  

Model 1893 production per caliber total
.25-36  
.30-30  
.32 Special  
.32-40-165  
.38-55-255  


Model 1894

Production dates of Model 1894
Total from 1894 - 1935 and from 1969 up today = ? rifles.


Model 1895

Production dates of Model 1895
Total from 1895 - 1935 and from 1972 to 1988 = ? rifles.
Model 1895 production as per barrel length total
20"  
24"  
26"  
28"  
30"  

Model 1895 production per caliber total
.38-56  
.40-65  
.40-60  
.40-82  
.45-70  
.45-90  
.40-70  
.33 WCF  


Model 1897

Production dates of Model 1897
Total from 1897 - ? = ? rifles.
right side


Model 1897 production as per barrel length total
24"  
26"  

Model 1897 production per caliber total
.22