darrylta Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 (edited) I realize that this forum is for Military guns, but I recently purchased a nice Marlin 12 gauge riot gun. It apparently was manufactured in the early 20's. I've posted some pictures to get some expert opinions. I think it's a fairly rare shotgun. Thanks, Darryl Edited August 7, 2011 by darrylta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 I realize that this forum is for Military guns, but I recently purchased a nice Marlin 12 gauge riot gun. It apparently was manufactured in the early 20's. I've posted some pictures to get some expert opinions. I think it's a fairly rare shotgun. Thanks, Darryl darrylta, Wow! That's a very nice shotgun. I like it! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F. Bell Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Spiffy. Do you happen to know the model number? As I recall Marlin made produced several that looked similar to the original Model 1898. I've read that the 1898 runs are considered unsafe to shoot but the later incarnations may be okay. Either way it makes for an interesting and little-seen collector's piece. Evidently it's been well cared-for, too. Congrats on the new find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrylta Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Thanks David, the craftsmanship of the 20's and 30's has a draw on me like a moth to a candle. JF- It's a model 24, models 24, 26 and 30 had the improved bolt. The earlier models 17,19 and 21 had bolt issues that allowed the bolt to go into false battery when the action was cycled quickly. Not a good thing. The previous owner stated that it had resided in a small town bank vault for many, many decades. I think it's a keeper. -Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrylta Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 (edited) Thanks David, the craftsmanship of the 20's and 30's has a draw on me like a moth to a candle. JF- It's a model 24, models 24, 26 and 30 had the improved bolt. The earlier models 17,19 and 21 had bolt issues that allowed the bolt to go into false battery when the action was cycled quickly. Not a good thing. The previous owner stated that it resided in a small town bank vault for many, many decades. I think it's a keeper. -Darryl **David, you wouldn't have any manuals on it would you? Edited June 28, 2011 by darrylta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Thanks David, the craftsmanship of the 20's and 30's has a draw on me like a moth to a candle. JF- It's a model 24, models 24, 26 and 30 had the improved bolt. The earlier models 17,19 and 21 had bolt issues that allowed the bolt to go into false battery when the action was cycled quickly. Not a good thing. The previous owner stated that it resided in a small town bank vault for many, many decades. I think it's a keeper. -Darryl **David, you wouldn't have any manuals on it would you? Darryl, No, unfortunately I have no manuals on that shotgun. I can't say that I remember seeing a manual for one previously, but I'm sure it probably exists. Please let us know if you find one. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F. Bell Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Best of all worlds, then. Congrats on your find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrylta Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 (edited) The 1898 Marlin guns have a 2 1/2" chamber for black powder shells. It doesn't work well with modern 2 3/4" shells. -Darryl Edited June 28, 2011 by darrylta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrylta Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 The 1898 Marlin guns have a 2 1/2" chamber for black powder shells. It doesn't work well with modern 2 3/4" shells. -Darryl After much to do, the shotgun is actually a Model 42, built in the mid 20's. -Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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