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When did the Marlin Golden 39A Mountie come out?
Marlin’s Golden 39A Mountie was made from 1953 to 1972 and embodies the “classic” lever-action look. When I went through my lever-action phase decades ago, I picked up a Marlin Golden 39A Mountie so I could shoot a lot with .22 Rimfire ammunition.
What can you tell me about the Marlin Model 39?
What can you tell me about it?. The Marlin Model 39 was made in 3 different series from 1921 to 1939. The first series had a serial number with no letter prefix and was made between 1921 and 1925. The second series had the letter “S” as a prefix to the serial number and was made from 1925 to 1932.
What is the history of the Golden Model 39A?
The Golden Model 39A started life as the Marlin Model 1891, the first lever action rifle ever chambered in .22LR and the magazine was loaded through a conventional side gate in the receiver. The tubular magazine was changed to front-loading with the Model 1892, due to the difficulties of receiver feeding the small rimfire round.
What year was my Marlin Model 336 made?
Marlin Model 336 and Models 39-A and 39-M manufactured from 1948 to 1968: A one or two letter code was used to designate the year of manufacture. A two letter code was used to designate month and year of manufacture.
What kind of gun is a Marlin Model 39?
MARLIN FIREARMS CO. MODEL 39 Models :: Gun Values by Gun Digest Introduced in 1922. Model 39 was chambered for .22 rimfire, had 24″ octagonal barrel and take-down receiver. Has full-length magazine tube which holds 25 Shorts, 20 Longs or 18 LR cartridges. Most Model 39s had a spring-loaded button outer magazine tube release.
Is the Marlin Mountie a classic lever-action?
Marlin made the Mountie from 1953 to 1972 and it embodies what I think a “classic” lever-action should. It’s all walnut and steel—the only plastic on the gun is the buttpad, white-line spacer and “bullseye” inletted into the buttstock.
What kind of barrel does a Model 39 have?
Model 39. Introduced in 1922. Model 39 was chambered for .22 rimfire, had 24″ octagonal barrel and take-down receiver. Has full-length magazine tube which holds 25 Shorts, 20 Longs or 18 LR cartridges. Most Model 39s had a spring-loaded button outer magazine tube release.