Marlin Firearms Collectors Association

Thanks again Gunrunner. This is welcome information both from a historical standpoint as well as a safety one. I have always had to be extremely careful when cleaning the gun to get all the little parts back into their proper places. I will check out the website you referenced. Regards

Thanks for the quick response Gunrunner. I was just guessing about the 1898 model because of the first patent date. The model number stamped on the stock mount indicates it is a Model 19-G. There are 9 patent dates stamped on the barrel, starting with 5/12/1896, up through 5/19 1908. As noted in my ...

I inherited my great-grandfathers' 1898 Marlin 12 ga shotgun a few years ago, and find it to be one of sweetest shooting, perfect full choke pattern guns I have ever used in the field. He told me many years ago that he bought it using tobacco tags in the early 1900s. The serial number on the bottom ...