Fine Modern & Antique Guns - November 2025 : Sale A1125 Lot 1111
J.M. MARLIN A .38-50 (MARLIN-BALLARD) SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE, serial no. 930,

Product Details

J.M. MARLIN
A .38-50 (MARLIN-BALLARD) SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE, serial no. 930,
possibly a No.4 Perfection circa 1885, with octagonal 28in. barrel, dove-tailed fore-sight, buckhorn rear-sight, London proofs, semi slab-sided receiver marked 'J.M. MARLIN NEW HAVEN CONN USA' and 'BALLARD'S PATENT NOV 5 1861', falling block breech with external hammer, vernier tang sight, walnut butt-stock with iron semi crescent heel-plate, full finger under-lever opening, double set triggers and walnut splinter fore-end with horn inlay at tip




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Estimate £700-900

S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act