Carl N. Brown
Member
These pages from the Sears and Roebuck Catalog of 1897
show the Marlin rifles, Model 1892 .22, Model 1891 .32,
Model 1894 centerfire, Marlin's takedown and pistol
grip options, Model 1893 and 1895 centerfire; and
the competing Winchester Models 1873, 1892 and 1894.
The Marlin 1893 and Winchester 1894 are equivalent large
caliber models. Both are listed in .30-30 Winchester
caliber. Of course, Marlin calls theirs .30-30 Smokeless
and Winchester calls theirs .30 Winchester Smokeless.
Remington rifles in .22 Winchester Rimfire WRF were
advertised as .22 Remington Special for the same reason.
The equivalent smaller caliber centerfires are the
Marlin 1894 and the Winchester 1892, both offered in
revolver calibers of .32-20, .38-40, .44-40, etc.
Erratum: the illustrations for the Marlin Models
1894 and 1895 were switched in the Sears Catalog.
Too late for and update.
Except for the Marlin 1891 .32, all these models are
still popular with hunters and shooters and are still
made today (although some in modified form). Not bad
for designs over 100 years old.
The Marlin 1892 .22 rimfire lives on as the current
Marlin 39A, the Marlin 1893 is the direct ancestor
of the current Marlin 336. The current Marlin 1894
is a 336 model scaled down to the dimensions of the
original 1894. The current Marlin 1895 is also
based on the 336 design. Winchester 1894s hunt on,
and 1892s have been made in Japan, Brasil and Spain.
show the Marlin rifles, Model 1892 .22, Model 1891 .32,
Model 1894 centerfire, Marlin's takedown and pistol
grip options, Model 1893 and 1895 centerfire; and
the competing Winchester Models 1873, 1892 and 1894.
The Marlin 1893 and Winchester 1894 are equivalent large
caliber models. Both are listed in .30-30 Winchester
caliber. Of course, Marlin calls theirs .30-30 Smokeless
and Winchester calls theirs .30 Winchester Smokeless.
Remington rifles in .22 Winchester Rimfire WRF were
advertised as .22 Remington Special for the same reason.
The equivalent smaller caliber centerfires are the
Marlin 1894 and the Winchester 1892, both offered in
revolver calibers of .32-20, .38-40, .44-40, etc.
Erratum: the illustrations for the Marlin Models
1894 and 1895 were switched in the Sears Catalog.
Too late for and update.
Except for the Marlin 1891 .32, all these models are
still popular with hunters and shooters and are still
made today (although some in modified form). Not bad
for designs over 100 years old.
The Marlin 1892 .22 rimfire lives on as the current
Marlin 39A, the Marlin 1893 is the direct ancestor
of the current Marlin 336. The current Marlin 1894
is a 336 model scaled down to the dimensions of the
original 1894. The current Marlin 1895 is also
based on the 336 design. Winchester 1894s hunt on,
and 1892s have been made in Japan, Brasil and Spain.