Marlin Model 1897 – Factory No. 1 Engraved: A Gentleman’s Smallbore, Dressed for the Gallery
Some rifles were made to ride in saddle scabbards, clatter against trap frames, or lean behind barn doors—ready for groundhogs or corn thieves. But then there are rifles like this: a Marlin Model 1897 chambered in .22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle, adorned with full factory No. 1 engraving and preserved in astonishing, nearly-new condition.
This isn’t a relic of hard use. It’s a rifle that was cherished from the start—an elevated rimfire built not just for the field, but for the eye, the hand, and the passing of time.
A Lever Gun for the Golden Age
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