When did Marlin first produce a lever action 45/70?
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When did Marlin first produce a lever action 45/70?
The .45-70 was first offered in the Model of 1881, but I don't think they made very many.
The one we know today was introduced in as Model 1895 and listed in the 1896 catalog.
It went out of production in .45-70 sometime after that and was re-introduced in 1972.
Cross bolt safeties were added to it and others in 1983.
Last edited by Winger Ed.; 09-25-2021 at 03:22 PM.
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What year was the 1881 produced? Did the 45/70 ever use a BP cartridge ?
Chased this rabbit a while back, if memory serves me correctly , the first year the 1881 was made was literally in 1881, and yes , BP was used in the 45-70 cartridge back then
IIRC the 1881 Marlin failed the US Army rifle trials due to a magazine tube explosion when loaded with the 500 grain Infantry loads. I don't remember hearing if the soldier firing it got hurt or not.
The Model 1895 that is manufactured now is a reworked Model 336. It will not handle longer rounds like the original Model 1895, which could be chambered for the 2.4" cased rounds like the .45-90.
Robert
I was wondering if my 1895 could qualify as a reproduction and I could shoot it in a BP competition. So as I understand it was produced originally for BP, and therefore it should qualify.
And the 1881 Marlin is Top Eject- I think the only one-as later guns are side eject.
I think.
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There was also a Marlin 1895 produced in 1895. It is/was a flat bolt side ejecting rifle with a larger and longer(?) action than our current revamped 336 called the 1895. It also came in 45-90, there is one in the collector's category on Gunbroker. Hard to GOOGLE with all the 'modern' Marlin 1895 stuff out there.
Is there anyplace to find a picture of an original 1895?
A .40-65 WCF made & shipped in 1898 is listed on GunsAmerica with several pictures of it in their antique, pre-1899 section.
Not an original one in .45-70, but its pretty close.
And one that shipped in Dec. 24th 1895 is on the "Antique Arms .com" site
listed as 'Marlin Model 1895 Rifle in 45-70'.
Last edited by Winger Ed.; 09-27-2021 at 01:07 PM.
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Could you possibly send me links to those pages?Originally Posted by Winger Ed.
Gunbroker.com under Collectible Firearms - search for Marlin 1895
Sorry bro.
I'll be more than glad to tell ya how I find stuff, but I ain't smart enough to do the link thing.
The easiest way I've found is using the duck duck browser, put in what I want, hit the 'images' button.
A gazillion pictures will pop up.
Click a picture you like, and it'll take ya to the website where it came from.
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