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Special Interests - Groups & Societies => Marlin Lever Action Rifles => Topic started by: PJ Hardtack on July 02, 2019, 05:27:15 PM
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I know there are originals, but did the modern Marlin company ever offer a carbine in 44-40?
My wife wants on to match her Pietta 44-40 revolvers. She's tried my 44-40 Uberti and '92 Rossi carbines and turned up her nose.
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There were a couple of special runs made in 44WCF. The Century Limited was one. Some 2500 were made I think. Mary has a Cowboy Limited in 44WCF that was a special run of some 325 for Davidson. It has been reworked by Widermaker Hill. Super smooth.
I made a carbine from a pre-safey 1894 by installing a 44WCF barrel I got from Numrich. Maybe luck but me and cowboy gunsmith just unscrewed the 44 Magnum barrel and screwed in the 44WCF barrel.
There is a nice carbine and Century Limited on GB. Both rather pricey.
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Century limiteds go for $1500 used without box or papers, and up to $2200 mint in box. If I win the lottery, that will be my first purchase! I have had two of them in the last 25 years. One when they first came out, and I paid $600 for it, and one about 10 years ago that I gave $800 for. The first I traded of for Uberti 1860 Henry, and the second I traded for an original 56-56 Spencer carbine with a BACO center fire breech block.
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I have one in 44/40, src.
Serial # starts 4440.
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