Marlin Model 39, Serial # S99XX
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WestKentucky
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Are you interested in a sales price or an insurance type number? Yes those rifles are desirable, especially the older ones. I won't chime in on price because I'm too far out of the loop on 22s right now. I would caution you if you intend to sell, those rifles have a strong following and prices seemed to be steadily climbing when I was in the market a couple years ago. You could be missing out on a few dollars if you sold it at the wrong time, but more importantly you would be selling something that hopefully has some sentimental value due to how it made its way to you. It's hard to track down and regain possession of a gun should you determine after a sale that you shouldn't have sold it.
Coyote3855
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Welcome to the High Road. "Good" condition means different things to different people, so it would help with valuation if you could post several clear pictures, close enough that viewers can determine the amount of wear on the steel and wood. Especially useful are closeups of any obvious scars on the wood or scratches on the finish. Take a look at GunBroker site. It's an internet firearms auction. I don't think you can search "Completed Auctions" unless you register as a user. Just looking at the current listings there and on a firearms classified site called GunsAmerica will give pictures and descriptions to compare with your rifle.
I checked the completed auctions on GunBroker. Marlin Model 39s have sold recently for between $299 and over a thousand dollars for mint condition specimens or commemorative rifles. As WestKentucky noted, many of us firearms aficionados place a very high sentimental value on guns we have inherited from family members. I have passed several of my late father's firearms to my son. But then we are all gun guys. YMMV. Good luck.
Here's a link to a thread on this Forum that discusses your rifle. Note the first postings are almost 10 years old. Take a gander at more recent stuff.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=261635&highlight=Marlin+39
I checked the completed auctions on GunBroker. Marlin Model 39s have sold recently for between $299 and over a thousand dollars for mint condition specimens or commemorative rifles. As WestKentucky noted, many of us firearms aficionados place a very high sentimental value on guns we have inherited from family members. I have passed several of my late father's firearms to my son. But then we are all gun guys. YMMV. Good luck.
Here's a link to a thread on this Forum that discusses your rifle. Note the first postings are almost 10 years old. Take a gander at more recent stuff.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=261635&highlight=Marlin+39
expat_alaska
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I had a Marlin 39 that was handed down to me from my Dad, and my son now owns it due to my bad eyes. My Dad owned it second-hand or so in the 60's. As with kitchen table/home workshop gunsmiths of that era, everything had to be brought up to 60's standards to include refinishing all of the wood with BC Tru-Oil or similar and polishing most of the metal with a buffing wheel. Thankfully he only buffed out the receiver, the buttplate, and the fore-end cap and left the barrel alone. He installed a big 4x scope on it.
That was the day.
I wish he had just left it be, but alas.
Any original Model 39 with a S/N prefix with an "S" denotes a rifle that was not designed to fire High Speed ammunition, only standard/target velocity ammo.
In 1932, all Model 39 rifles were fitted with a High Speed bolt and the S/N prefix was "HS".
All of my documentation on this rifle was given to my son, and I cannot recall the S/N, but I do remember it was made in 1928. Yours must have been produced much earlier.
And, pics would be much appreciated, sir.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/01/chris-dumm/classic-gun-review-marlin-model-39/
If I were you, I would either keep it and shoot it, or find a savvy friend that would educate you insofar as how much fun shooting this rifle would be.
It is one damn fine rifle.
Jim
That was the day.
I wish he had just left it be, but alas.
Any original Model 39 with a S/N prefix with an "S" denotes a rifle that was not designed to fire High Speed ammunition, only standard/target velocity ammo.
In 1932, all Model 39 rifles were fitted with a High Speed bolt and the S/N prefix was "HS".
All of my documentation on this rifle was given to my son, and I cannot recall the S/N, but I do remember it was made in 1928. Yours must have been produced much earlier.
And, pics would be much appreciated, sir.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/01/chris-dumm/classic-gun-review-marlin-model-39/
If I were you, I would either keep it and shoot it, or find a savvy friend that would educate you insofar as how much fun shooting this rifle would be.
It is one damn fine rifle.
Jim
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