When John Mahlon Marlin decided to compete with Winchester by entering the lever-action market ... and as a pre-Jan. 1, 1899 gun, is classified as an antique. Model 1894 Trappers made after ...

Here’s why. Throughout its history Marlin is best known for its lever-action rifles. From .22 LR through blasters like the .45-70 or .450 Marlin with lots of cartridges in between, there is a Marlin ...

When I was a kid, there were three reasons I wanted a lever action rifle. First, they were cool. Second, because I grew up just outside New Haven, Conn., the historic home to Marlin and Winchester, ...

Nowhere is there a more evident a marriage between the lever-action and the modern age than in Marlin’s 1895 series. This particular series has a variety of different rifles under the 1895 umbrella.

This is about par for the course when it comes to a Marlin lever-action rifle in 30-30 Winchester. But if you want to play at shooting itty bitty groups, you need to buy a different type of rifle.

The rifle is also fitted with a gracefully tapered, mid-size finger lever, which, like the bolt, has a nitride finish. Just as with all modern Marlin lever-action rifles, there’s a cross-bolt ...

Less than 20,000 were made. The new Marlin Model 1895 proved to be vastly more popular. Last year, it was the No. 1 lever-action rifle sold by FFLs using the services of GunBroker.com—for the ...

The 1895 is an offshoot of the 336 line, using the same receiver as its originator, albeit a different lever action mechanism. Remington now produces both guns under the Marlin brand after buying ...

And I did. Remington-made Marlin lever-action rifles are the most curious beneficiaries of all this recent goodwill. From the moment Remington acquired Marlin, firearms forums torched the "Remlin ...

The Marlin Firearms brand -- a famous line of lever-action rifles, bolt-action hunting rifles, and .22 rimfire semi-automatic long guns -- became the property of Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE ...

Marlin has continued that tradition into the modern age. Nowhere is there a more evident a marriage between the lever-action and the modern age than in Marlin’s 1895 series.