Robertson Trading Post – Marlin Center Fire Rifles

Winter2008-2009

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Robertson Trading Post 117 Front St PO Box 365 Henderson, Tennessee 38340-0365 john@robertsontradingpost.com 731-989-7641 Our internet phone hours are 8:30 – 4 CST, Mon-Sat. Our answering machine is not reliable, but our e-mail is reliable.

In business since 1952 NRA Dealer of the Year 1993, 1995, 1997

Marlin Center Fire Rifles 1950 – 2007

Thanks for looking over our inventory, and for those among our shoppers who have done business with us in the past. We use NRA grading terminology and percentages of the original finish remaining on the firearm in our descriptions. While firearm grading is subjective like coin grading, we have tried to give ample closeup photos of the firearms and tried to describe any detracting features of each firearm in such a way as seller and buyer can be as clear as possible on the merchandise’s condition. We include specific citations to Fjiestad’s Blue Book of Gun Values, published annually by Krause Publications.

. Most of our firearms are listed on

Guns America with a few on Auction Arms

and a few more on Gun Broker. Our most comprehensive listings, and most of our new arrivals, are on Guns America. You don't have to join to view our listings, but it's easy to enroll.

Thanks to Guns America user Leonard T for the following information:

For the guns manufactured between 1973 and 2000, the first two digits of the s/n are subtracted from 100 to give you the last two digits of the year of manufacture.  For example, a gun with 19 was manufactured in 1981, a gun with 23 was made in 1977, etc.  For s/n information for Marlin leverguns from 1945 to the present, visit:

http://www.wisnersinc.com/additional_info/marlindatecode.htm

We are keenly interested in Excellent Condition Marlin Lever Action Rifles, all calibers, in Walnut Stocked Bolt Rifles, in Marlin Goose Guns; and in the Camp Carbines in Centerfire Calibers. We are not interested in Marlin Model 60 Rifles. For those kind enough to offer to sell or trade with us, please bear in mind that it costs us $50 or more to book a firearm, clean it, photograph it, write it up, and publish it on the internet.

Format is our stock number & heading – then photos – then description and price on each item. Serial numbers are deliberately smudged. Please visit our other Marlin Rim Fire and Pump / Bolt Shotgun pages.

Discount schedule: 2% discount orders paid with USPS Money Orders, not necessarily applicable to purchases made on Guns America or other electronic venues. Please note that we ship long guns for flat $25.00, USPS Priority Mail, Insured, to the lower 47 states.

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Marlin .30-30 Glenfield 30A Pre-Lock Exc 1970s w/Japan Scope

1983 was the year that Marlin introduced the hammer block safety, and this one was made well before that, around 1975 by our estimate. This is the economy version of the 336, the Glenfield 30A, marketed principally by discount stores in the 1970s. Serial number is 200371xx, but two of the digits, the zeroes, are likely superfluous. This rifle is in Excellent Condition, and has its original fine cross hair Marlin scope, made in Japan by Tasco. Buttstock and forend are walnut-stained birchwood, and they are almost perfect. The only detractions that we see are some light scuffs on the bottom of the buttstock. The only noticeable detraction to the nice early purplish blue finish, more pronounced on the lever, is a fitting mark where the lever mechanism fits into the receiver. The loading gate, as the photos show, is not marked. If this rifle has been fired, we doubt it has been fired more than 20 times; and it appears to us that it has not been loaded that many times. Note the rough-milled but very attractive lever mechanism that has more of a purplish hue than its adjacent receiver. The only conspicuous mars anywhere on this Marlin are stress marks on four of the eight scope ring screws. Scope is excellent and original, no doubt, to the rifle. It still has its inspection sticker intact, and appears clear and serviceable. The scope finish has some nice pale bluish lustre that is very attractive and appropriate for this rifle’s age. We rate the entire apparatus as Excellent, 97 to 98 percent; but we have included sufficient photography for interested parties to judge finish grade for themselves. The bore and mechanism are perfect. Own this 30-something Glenfield Marlin for only $ 349.95

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Marlin 336RC .30-30 VG Mfg ca 1968

Since the 68 prefix of the serial number stands by itself on the lower receiver tang, apart from the other five digits; and from our knowledge of this rifle’s owner, we estimate that it was most likely manufactured in 1968, if not earlier. 1968 was the last year of production for the 336RC. We consider it to be in Very Good Condition. The buttstock and forend are a nice dark aged walnut, with dark oil staining visible in the pistol grip area. Slight mismatch to the butt plate and spacer are likely to be age drawing. The wood has no cracks that we can see, and some really nice burly figure in the forend along with some occasional birdseye in the buttstock. The oversize stud hole filler is missing, but none of us used them anyway. Bluing to the metal is almost entirely intact, with light spotting that affects perhaps 20 percent of its surface. Bore and mechanism are excellent. Buttstock has small light to moderate scuffs and scours here and there than affect about 15 percent of its surface, and the forend is similarly, perhaps a bit less, affected. Steel rear sight is original, inferior to the Buckhorn sights from the 1970s that the boomers increasingly demanded as they came of hunting age. Gold trigger is about 85 percent full strength finish. This is a very nice specimen of the highly popular Marlin 336, one that has no suffix to its Model Number. We’re offering it for only $ 339.95

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Marlin 30AS .30-30 VG 1980s w/Bushnell

From our knowledge of the home this rifle came from, we estimate it was manufactured in the mid to late 1980s. Serial number is 140596xx, but Marlin serialization appears to be somewhat irregular, especially on economy variants of the 336 like this one. This 30 AS, of course, has the hammer block safety; and its buttstock and forend are plain dark-stained birchwood. We consider it to be in Very Good Condition. The buttstock and forend have light to moderate scour marks here and there, with some light weathering on the upper and rear extremities of the buttstock that has removed some of the finish. Most of the other wood finish, however, is intact and not penetrated. The blue finish to the metal is much better than the wood, and wear only amounts to narrow white streaks at the extremities and edges, with a few light spots on the barrel surface. We rate the metal at 90 percent, Excellent. Bore and mechanism are Excellent, and the loading gate is only lightly marked, which indicates little actual loading and firing. Scope is a Korea made Bushnell Sportview with earlier Kwik-Site four-screw see-through scope mounts. The scope and mounts appear clear and unmolested, and the crosshairs are 4-plex type, and it still has its inspection sticker underneath. Own this very nice, collectabl and serviceable Marlin .30-30 for only $ 329.95

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Marlin 336 .30-30 VG Mfg. ca. 1978

Serial number on this Marlin 336, C type buttstock, is 211754xx. From our knowledge of the collection it came from, it was likely manufactured in the late 1970s. It has the classic glossy finished walnut stock and forend, gold trigger, and bright blue finish with Buckhorn leaf sights on its 20 inch barrel. Its detractions mostly affect the buttstock, where there is light weathering near the buttplate, and light to moderate pecks, scuffs, and scours here and there that affect about 15 percent of the wood finish by our estimate. Metal rates 90 percent or better; the main detraction here is some ground-contact pecking on the end of the magazine tube and a few very small white streaks near the muzzle. The bore and mechanism are excellent. This is a very appealing, well-made and eminently serviceable or collectable Marlin 336 manufactured prior to 1983; and we’re offering it for only $ 339.95

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Marlin 336 .30-30 VG-Exc w/3x9 Bushnell Mfg. ca. 1975

Serial number on this Marlin 336 with a type C buttstock, the curved pistol grip, is 191653xx. We estimate it was manufactured in the mid 1970s. Its chief detractions lie with the buttstock; for one thing, its owner filled in the oversize stud hole with wood filler, and then there are a dozen or so light to moderate scuffs and scours, mostly on the underside and left side of the buttstock. Forend is less affected, but we rate the wood at 85 percent or so, and the metal as Excellent. Bluing is exceptionally lustrous and almost entirely intact. We only detect light spotting near the loading gate which, by the way, shows almost negligible wear. The forend band screw head is white, and there is a slight amount of movement in the forend. Note that the gold trigger finish is almost entirely intact. This rifle comes with a period and well preserved hand-painted leather sling that has a very soft elk suede underside or back. Scope is a Korean made Bushnell Sportview 3x9 variable, mounted on early eight-screw Kwik-Site mounts. Scope appears clear and functional, and has the popular 4-plex type cross hair. This rifle has tremendous eye appeal due to not only its condition, but also to the rich burly figure of its walnut buttstock and forend. Its bore and mechanism are excellent. Own this fine old Marlin .30-30 for only $ 399.95

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Marlin .30-30 336CS Exc Filipino Simmons & Sling

This rifle is a credit to the 150 some odd years that Marlin has been in business. This is a top-of-the-line, thoroughly traditional, late model Marlin 336CS in Excellent, near-mint condition outfitted with a higher grade Simmons 3x9x40 Pro-Diamond scope and leather padded sling. Everything here is American made except for the Simmons Scope and it, we are happy to report, is not made in China; rather, it is Philippine production, top quality, multi-coat. The sling is plain natural leather, but padded and pliable, made in the USA by Pathfinder. The only detraction anywhere to this fine Marlin .30-30 is one small scuff on the under side of the forend that affects some of the underside checkering in the Walnut Forend. Buttstock is cut-checkered Walnut as well. This rifle rates, on our view, 98 percent finishwise. The loading gate is not even marked. All it lacks is a hammer spur and a good home. Replacement price on this assemblage in our area is well over $600.00. We’re offering this lovely Marlin complete, however, for only $ 449.95

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Marlin 336 .30-30 Walnut Pre-Lock VG ca. 1980

Serial number on this nice old Marlin is 221647xx, and we estimate it was manufactured around 1980 or 1981, just a couple of years before Marlin introduced the Hammer Block Safety. This is a moderately and evenly worn, very attractive specimen of a true American Classic, The Marlin 336 Rifle with the C variant pistol grip on its buttstock. The principal detraction to the wood is not the respectably executed rear stud filler, but some scouring and scratching adjacent to that area on the under side of the buttstock. The walnut stock and forend are otherwise attractive semi-gloss with a hand rubbed appearance and light scours and scuffs that affect about 15 percent of the wood surface. On the metal, there is some white streaking near the muzzle that we will attempt to show with our camera; otherwise, there is light white streaking at the sharp edges of the frame and lever. Note the full strength gold finish to the trigger. Bore and mechanism are excellent. Loading gate has moderate cartridge contact whitening in its forward trough; this rifle has been loaded and fired perhaps 300 rounds, but that only means it is broken in enough to be smoothed down from its characteristic Marlin roughness. This 336 has excellent eye appeal, collectability, and serviceability. Own it for only $ 339.95

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Marlin .30-30 Model 30AW VG 1980s

This Marlin .30-30 has substantial eye appeal, but when a person examines it closely, the light pitting that affects about 40 percent of the lever’s surface shows. Right above that, however, the trigger and receiver are very nice and not so affected, except for a few small spots on the left side of the receiver. There is another small area near the muzzle on the barrel exterior only, but the bore and chamber themselves are excellent and not affected. The wood, furthermore, is quite nice with only minor scuffs and scours, mostly on the buttstock, that affect no more than 15 percent of the wood surface area. The thin-line rear sight elevator is missing, but that is only a matter of a couple dollars. We rate this rifle as Very Good, with 80 to 85 percent of its finish remaining. It is excellent mechanically, and the loading gate shows very little wear. Serial number range is relatively low, 120577xx, so we tend to date this rifle to the middle Reagan years, shortly after the introduction of the Hammer Block Safety in 1983. Own this pleasing and serviceable Marlin 30 AW for only $269.95

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Mossberg-Revelation .30-30 Model 205/479 G-VG

Since this is a Marlin Clone, we include it on our copies page on our home venue. This is probably a Lyndon Johnson or Kennedy era .30-30 It has normal wear from years of faithful service. Its metal finish has strong remnants of the original bluing, about 50 percent, with the other portions brown and gray. The lever has about 50 percent moderate pitting on its lower areas, and the lower part of the magazine tube is similarly affected on about 20 percent of its exposed surfaces. The bore and mechanism, though, are very good and serviceable. Walnut stock and forend are this rifle’s strong suite, as well as its Buckhorn sight. The wood has about 20-25 percent moderate scuffs and scours over an old, attractive-looking laquer refinish. This is a good, honest old Mossberg 479, marketed by Western Auto as the Revelation Model 205, some time in the 1960s. Own it for only $ 199.95.

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Marlin 336C .30-30 VG Refin ca. 1985

Serial number range is relatively low on this Marlin 336 CS .30-30, 170143xx, consigning it to a date close to the introduction of the hammer block safety in 1983. This rifle has excellent eye appeal from a nice semi-glossy oil refinish to its walnut stock and forend, with a nice brown patina to upper portions of its barrel and band. The only visible spotty area that we see is a small area on the right side of the receiver. Metal is original and unretouched. The chief detraction to this rifle is some exposed tang metal above the pistol grip area of the buttstock, probably where it had some sanding in that area before the refinish was executed. Bore and mechanism are excellent and function flawlessly. This is a very nice older Hammer Block Safety Marlin .30-30 with excellent eye appeal and potential for service. We’re offering it for only $ 299.95

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Marlin 336C .30-30 VG ca. 1980 Restocked

When we got this Marlin 336 .30-30, we were saddened by the condition of its original Walnut buttstock. The stock had a 4 inch crack that loosened it from the action, and we thought it could be glassed back together. Not so, or not so easily. So we had a replacement birchwood stock put on it. The rifle otherwise has even wear, some rack wear, that affects about 25 percent of its finish. It is perfect mechanically, and the bore is Excellent. From its serial number, 210140xx, it was manufactured around Ronald Reagan’s election year. Own this good solid old Marlin for only $ 269.95

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Marlin 336C .30-30 Blue Walnut Lock Exc