When was the Marlin Model 1894 Magnum made?

With the popularity of magnum revolver cartridges in the 1960s, in 1969 Marlin produced a short-action Model 1894 that was designed for modern high-pressure .44 Magnum cartridges. Marlin had briefly manufactured its Model 336 chambered for the .44 magnum cartridge.

What was the caliber of the First Marlin rifle?

The caliber stamp simply says “.32-40,” with no Ballard, Marlin or Winchester after the numbers. The .32-40 appeared just two years before France’s 8mm Lebel, the first smokeless-powder rifle cartridge. Over the next few decades, many black-powder factory rounds were converted to smokeless, including the .32-40.

What kind of Revolver is a.460 Magnum?

Hornady and Cor-Bon did the cartridge and load development. The new cartridge is a lengthened version of the .454 Casull, itself a lengthened version of the .45 Long Colt. So both of those cartridges can be fired in a revolver chambered for the .460 Magnum.

What was the finger lock on the Marlin 1894?

Additionally, the finger lever lock of the Model 1889 was eliminated on the Model 1894 and replaced by a latch built into the lever itself. This model was chambered in the same calibers with the addition of the .25/20 and later .218 Bee.

What’s the serial number for a Marlin 44 Magnum?

Firearm serial numbers were date coded by a prefix within the s/n, as signified below. For example a Marlin model 39A with a serial number of N12478 would have been made in 1955 while a 1894 in 44 magnum with a serial number of 25105098, would have equated to 1975

When was the Marlin 44 Mag lever action Mfg made?

Mystery solved (Kinda) I contacted Marlin Firearms Co. and was told by “Patty” based on the entire serial number my weapon is a “1894 44 Mag lever action mfg. in the year 2000”. She had no further explanation as to the oddity of the number or when this sequence was started.

How did Marlin come up with the serial number system?

When Marlin developed this serial number system, they used the current year, subtracted from 100 to determine year of manufacture. This was done because from 1969 to 1972, Marlin used the the last two digits of the year as the serial number prefix.