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Covering the history and development of marlin from 1863 to the present, this extraordinary, definitive book is the culmination of over 15 years of extensive research into the marlin company so detailed and accurate that it nearly defies description. For 150 years, its been your passion thats driven us to build the best lever action rifles we know how. The marlin model 336 is a leveraction rifle and carbine made by marlin firearms. There is a squirrel carved on right side of buttstock. I would like to know the years that it would have been made and if anyone would know a value. August 12, 2008 this large and heavy book is not only a tribute to the company and its many employees and fine products but to the firearms themselves. Midwest gun works gunsmiths can offer you the knowledge and skill that your marlin firearm deserves. Marlin model 336 and models 39a and 39m manufactured from 1948 to 1968.
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