History and Value Request: Marlin Model 39A 22 Cal

rwallin67

Sorry guys, I don't have this piece in hand right now nor the serial number for this item. If anyone has a ballpark value that would be sufficient.

I have seen the rifle and it's in excellent condition and will try to get the serial number in the next couple of days.

Thanks in advance.
Rodney

kimi

Go to the GB Homepage, and click on Smart Search near the top right of the page, then enter Marlin 39A in the Search Words block, then go down to the Show Only: block and click on the drop down arrow, then click on, say, Ended within last 90 days, and hit Search to get a good idea for the answer to your question.

Spider7115

Without a detailed description, follow Kimi's advice and search completed auctions. There are numerous variations of the venerable Marlin 39A, including rifles, carbines, round or octagon barrel, commemorative versions, "Mountie" model, "Golden" model, etc.

22hipower

Ballpark price for a good condition run of the mill 39A from '70s/'80s/'90s is $350 to $500. Bought a '67 version a couple weeks ago at a gun show for $350 but most I see are $400 plus and $500+ for the more unusual and older ones.

dcs shooters

Go to www.rimfirecentral.com and look up any info on your Marlin. There's a lot on there.

rwallin67

Hi Guys,
I've got the rifle in hand so I should be able to provide a little more information.
The serial number is under the lever and reads H6348. From the reserach online looks like this is a 1951 year. It looks to be in really really good condition.

Here's a newbie question regarding this rifle, how I can make sure there's no ammo in the chamber of this piece before I start taking pictures of it

11b6r

Pull down on the lever, opening the breech. Leave lever down, tip rifle, LOOK into the chamber. Do this at least a couple of times, since it will feed any cartridge from the magazine into the chamber. Go to the Marlin website www.marlingun.com, and download an owners manual. Congrats on your 39A- excellent rifle.

Spider7115

quote:Originally posted by 11b6r
Pull down on the lever, opening the breech. Leave lever down, tip rifle, LOOK into the chamber. Do this at least a couple of times, since it will feed any cartridge from the magazine into the chamber. Go to the Marlin website www.marlingun.com, and download an owners manual. Congrats on your 39A- excellent rifle.

Also, pull out the magazine tube feeder and point the rifle downwards. Tap the rifle on the side to insure there are no cartridges stuck in the magazine. Reinsert the feeder, point the rifle upwards and work the lever a couple more times and recheck the chamber. However, always treat ANY firearm as if it IS loaded!

rwallin67

done done and done. Thanks again. will most likely be posting this on auction here at gunbroker.com in the coming days.

11b6r

If you have a 1951 rifle you are putting up for auction, you may want to list as eligible for a C&R FFL (over 50 yrs old) Can increase number of potential buyers.

rwallin67

[:D]Great information. Looked up C&R FFL and it make sense to list that. Found this on a website.

"The main benefit of the Type 03 FFL is that you can obtain old military surplus rifles (typically 50+ years old, but there are exceptions)"

Having problems finding these "exceptions" to make sure this rifle is not one of those exceptions.

11b6r

Curio & Relic (C&R) is defined as firearms that are 50 yrs old or older, OR- are on the list that BATFE publishes (like ALL Colt Woodman's, ALL Winchester 88's etc) OR have been declared a C&R by the legitimate curator of a museum. Certain military arms had to be in original configuration, but once they hit 50 yrs, they fall under the 50+ rule.You can hunt this up on the ATF website (www.atf.gov) Your 1951 Marlin rifle IS a C&R firearm. (I'm an 03 C&R FFL holder- have been since 1976)

vdms55

i once read that the last two digits in marlin serial numbers were associated with year of manufacture up until mid-late 70's. guess you number blows that thought..... great grab, hang on to 'er

11b6r

vdms- here ya go-
Marlin firearm build dates from 1946 to the present.

Marlin year of manufacture maybe determined from the following table of letter/numeral prefixs to the serial number:

Date Prefix(s)
1946 C
1947 D
1948 E
1949 F
1950 G
1951 H
1952 J
1953 K
1954 L
1955 M
Date Prefix(s)
1956 N
1957 P
1958 R
1959 S
1960 T
1961 U
1962 V
1963 W
1964 Y, Z
1965 AA
Date Prefix(s)
1966 AB
1967 AC
1968 AD, 68
1969 69
1970 70
1971 71
1972 72


Starting in 1973, the year of manufacture can be determined by subtracting the first two digits of the serial number from 100: Example: SN 2512345 would have been made in 1975 [100 - 25 = 75].