Warner;
The model 39TDS bag was made by Allen. It's lightly padded, has two internal sleeves for the barrel/stock when taken down. The exterior is black & made out of what was called "ballistic nylon". The screened on logo is in yellow. There are a pair of soft carry straps for transportation.
In and of itself, the bag is not worth a whole lot of money. As you asked, it's probably a $15 to $25.00 bag when considered by itself. However, as an integral part of the "Take Down System", it's got a collecter's value in excess of it's intrinsic worth. The parts of the system were the gun, the bag, and the blue plastic action keeper. When separated, the gun fits into the two internal sleeves of the bag. The action keeper was to keep the internals aligned for easy reassembly.
It's my contention that the blue plastic action keepers were: A. Universely lost within 15 minutes of the gun's first takedown. B. Coveted by aliens for some unfathomable reason & abducted immediately after seeing the light of day. Or C. Were only a cruel myth of the Marlin marketing department and never existed in the first place.
I've even asked on this thread for somebody, anybody, to supply so much as a picture of an actual blue plastic keeper. Hasn't happened. Do you think it's a coincidence that once all the blue plastic keepers disappeared, the UFO's haven't been seen anymore?
900F
The model 39TDS bag was made by Allen. It's lightly padded, has two internal sleeves for the barrel/stock when taken down. The exterior is black & made out of what was called "ballistic nylon". The screened on logo is in yellow. There are a pair of soft carry straps for transportation.
In and of itself, the bag is not worth a whole lot of money. As you asked, it's probably a $15 to $25.00 bag when considered by itself. However, as an integral part of the "Take Down System", it's got a collecter's value in excess of it's intrinsic worth. The parts of the system were the gun, the bag, and the blue plastic action keeper. When separated, the gun fits into the two internal sleeves of the bag. The action keeper was to keep the internals aligned for easy reassembly.
It's my contention that the blue plastic action keepers were: A. Universely lost within 15 minutes of the gun's first takedown. B. Coveted by aliens for some unfathomable reason & abducted immediately after seeing the light of day. Or C. Were only a cruel myth of the Marlin marketing department and never existed in the first place.
I've even asked on this thread for somebody, anybody, to supply so much as a picture of an actual blue plastic keeper. Hasn't happened. Do you think it's a coincidence that once all the blue plastic keepers disappeared, the UFO's haven't been seen anymore?
900F