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MARLIN- 1893 date of mfr ??
spookster
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I have a marlin 1893 carbine 30/30 but it has an odd serial # A 2791 none of my reference books show an "A" prefix,,,,anyone have an idea what year it was built,,,has no saddle ring
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100 Kenna Dr
North Haven, Ct 06473
Attn: Historian
Give discriptive info and S/n. There was no charge for a letter last I heard.
On page 205 of the book, "Marlin Firearms" by LtCol. William S. Brophy:
"Model 1893 serial numbers are stamped into the bottom front end of the trigger plate. The highest reported to date is 448,355.
A total of 69,100 Model 1893 rifles and 4,086 carbines were produced from 1893 to 1906 for a grand total of 73,186 Model 1893s made.
There was a new series started without a prefix, and there were some rifles with an alphabetical prefixed nunber that were also marked on the trigger plate. To add to the numbner-game confusion, the model designation was changed from Model 1893 to Model '93. Some of the '93 serial numbers included B, C, and D. prefixes that are found on either the trigger plate or the lower tang."