.38RF, 30" octagonal barrel, S/N 545. Blued finish and case hardened finish, deluxe checkered pistol-gripped walnut stock with shotgun butt and checkered metal buttplate, checkered schnabel fore-end with horn tip. Adjustable tang mounted peep rear sight and German silver blade front sight. Left side of receiver marked in two lines: JM MARLIN. NEW HAVEN, CONN U.S.A./ BALLARD'S PATENT NOV. 5, 1861. Condition: Fine, retaining some original thinning blue on the barrel which has blended with a smooth plum brown patina. Receiver retaining some faded case color, with a mostly mottled gray patina on the sides with traces of color and some vibrant case color on top. Lever with some color present as well. Fine bore, mechanically functional. Stock and fore-end about fine, with crisp checkering and most of the varnish remaining. Some minor bumps, dings and handling marks present. A really fine and crisp example of an early and desirable deluxe Ballard rifle.
.38RF, 30" octagonal barrel, S/N 545. Blued finish and case hardened finish, deluxe checkered pistol-gripped walnut stock with shotgun butt and checkered metal buttplate, checkered schnabel fore-end with horn tip. Adjustable tang mounted peep rear sight and German silver blade front sight. Left side of receiver marked in two lines: JM MARLIN. NEW HAVEN, CONN U.S.A./ BALLARD'S PATENT NOV. 5, 1861. Condition: Fine, retaining some original thinning blue on the barrel which has blended with a smooth plum brown patina. Receiver retaining some faded case color, with a mostly mottled gray patina on the sides with traces of color and some vibrant case color on top. Lever with some color present as well. Fine bore, mechanically functional. Stock and fore-end about fine, with crisp checkering and most of the varnish remaining. Some minor bumps, dings and handling marks present. A really fine and crisp example of an early and desirable deluxe Ballard rifle.
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