I have not been around for awhile. Both Moubties would of come with front hoods. The 1982 would be a wide scan. The 1959 would be the older style round top.
All the info I can find says P is 1957. Lists on rimfirecentral in Marlin section and Brophy's book. There are some differences in the mid fifties on the lists.
Help to make a Stainless 39A a reality
There has been discussion on several forums about Marlin producing a 39A in stainless. I am starting this thread with the hope we can convince Marlin to produce this gun. It has been said that letters convinced Marlin to but the bulls-eye back so maybe...
dsteck You have a early 39A the pre war guns were the only ones with the case colored receivers. The first year (1939) had no prefix B was the second year. I would not do any restoration to your gun it looks to be in very good shape for it’s age. I would think it is worth around $1000 in...
There is a how to do article in the Marlin section of Rimfire Central on replacing the bullseye. Also I have read that Marlin will send you a new one for free if you call them.
I am not sure it is true that older is better than new. The main differences between “old and new” are the cross bolt safety and rebound hammer. They were introduced in 1988-89. The designation changed to 39AS at that time. There are reports of FTF and FTE issues with some of the “new”...
This is interesting I have a 1990 TDS no checkering and it has a black butt plate no white spacer. My 1995 TDS has checkering and the rubber padded butt plate.
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