Semi Automatics
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Marlin Model 88, 89, & 98
A brace of auto loaders, from back to front a Model 88, Model 89, and Model 98 By 1946 the Model A-1 was already long in the tooth and a replacement was needed. Marlin elected to fill the gap with two new models: the Model 88 and the Model 89. Both were offered in a -C and -DL configuration, with …
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Marlin Model 60
Someone once told me that for every Ford Torino there were a dozen Taurus. The reality is closer to four-to-one, but the intent remains: pedestrian will always outnumber performance. The adage applies to Marlin as well, their most popular rifle by volume wasn’t the 1893, the 39, or the 336. It was the Model 60. A no-frills, birch-stocked rifle, the …
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Marlin Model 50
An advertisement for the Marlin Model 50 Outdoor Life magazine, May 1931 1931 was an odd time to introduce a new rifle. The country was in the throes of the great depression. GDP per capita had dropped from $858 in 1929 to $623 in 1931, and would continue dropping to a low of $455 in 1933. A new rifle, particularly …
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Marlin Model 99
The Marlin Model 99 was a drastic departure in the lineage of Marlin’s family of auto-loading rimfire rifles. Unlike earlier semi-automatic rifles such as the Model 50, A-1, or 88/89/98 series of rifles, the Model 99 made use of an anodized aluminum receiver and a completely updated silhouette. Pedestrian by modern standards, the Model 99 was cutting edge when it …
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Marlin Model A-1
A Marlin A-1E advertisement from 1936 that highlighted the ‘Closed Action’ function of the A-1, differentiating it from the preceding Model 50. The National Firearms Act of 1934 changed the landscape of firearms in the United states when it was enacted, and even sporting-arms manufacturers like Marlin were impacted. The Model 50, which fired from an open bolt, was simple …