You did well to get that. Congrats.

 

two piece firing pin/bolts are a pain in the arse . they either work or they don't.

oh yeah nice condition . got rid of mine and went with a original model 94 .

those 336 are work horse with plenty of heft . mine was same condition and it was the first year built '48'

 

Very nice. These Marlin Lever actions are so much fun to collect but more fun to shoot!

 

Love a clean waffle top. Have a 49 336a in 32spl. Long barrel works well with old eyes.

 

Congrats on that beaut of a vintage Marlin RC! I'm long out of collection "acquisitions", eighties age related! My earliest Model 336, an "F" Serial Prefix of '49 mfg. An RC as yours. Also quite nice condition. The downside of 32 Win Spl, but price & condition as "motivator".

I did most of my Marlin collecting in the nineteen eighties era. That a seeming real doldrum period of 336 interest. The Model an "also ran" and prices across the board, generally reflecting! Such, strange to me in context of the fine gun that these rifles are~ That, a long time conundrum. But of those 'acquisitions days', a happy one!

I prefer the .35 Rem chambering as intro'd in 1950 and long with a minty "336A" model 24" barrel rifle from that "G" SN prefix code yesr. A nice RC from "H" 1951 in 30-30 and small jackpot of "J" Models with Texan Carbine*, the sweet spot including a Regular Carbine & Sporting Carbine. The short-list bevy all in 35 Rem "Waffle Top" configurations... As sitting pretty!

*Texan Model pix below.

Happy New Year All!
John

 

Congrats on that beaut of a vintage Marlin RC! I'm long out of collection "acquisitions", eighties age related! My earliest Model 336, an "F" Serial Prefix of '49 mfg. An RC as yours. Also quite nice condition. The downside of 32 Win Spl, but price & condition as "motivator".

I did most of my Marlin collecting in the nineteen eighties era. That a seeming real doldrum period of 336 interest. The Model an "also ran" and prices across the board, generally reflecting! Such, strange to me in context of the fine gun that these rifles are~ That, a long time conundrum. But of those 'acquisitions days', a happy one!

I prefer the .35 Rem chambering as intro'd in 1950 and long with a minty "336A" model 24" barrel rifle from that "G" SN prefix code yesr. A nice RC from "H" 1951 in 30-30 and small jackpot of "J" Models with Texan Carbine*, the sweet spot including a Regular Carbine & Sporting Carbine. The short-list bevy all in 35 Rem "Waffle Top" configurations... As sitting pretty!

*Texan Model pix below.

Happy New Year All!
John

I traded a decent 6" S&W Model 10-5 for it so I did not get hurt price-wise given what i had in the Model 10.

I still have my old '55 vintage 336 "Texan" in .35 remington and it still gets the job done. My mom bought it for my dad in '56 and he gave it to me when i was old enough.

Back in 2017 I took it out on my 50th "opening day" hunt and took a decent buck with it....50 years prior on my 1st opening day I took a 9-point with it.

 

Thanks for sharing this with us. I had never heard about the waffle top Marlins. You were very fortunate to be able to find such a beautiful rifle. I do love the older Marlins. I have my fathers Marlin 336C that is dated 1972 and his Marlin has never been fired until I received possession of it after he passed away and all I did was sight it in. Thanks again for sharing that part of history with us.
BMarr