New Member interested in learning more about Marlin 336 A Rifles

[roryinsc]

Hi everyone,

I am brand new to this site as I tend to be on Corvair related forums. However, I do own a 1949 Marlin 336 Waffle Top. It has been in the family a long time passed from my father to a brother and then to me. It is in really good condition although it appears my father refinished the stocks. The shoulder stock looks to have some repairs although minor and done really well. He was a true carpenter by trade and knew how to work wood. There is some fading of the bluing on the base of the barrel and on the receiver. The waffle is intact. I will try to upload some pictures once I figure out the process.

I would like to know more about this gun like rating its condition and approximate value. The ultimate goal is to sell it as I know that I will never use it and instead find someone that will enjoy it either in a collection or for hunting.

Thanks in advance,
Rory

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[ma96782]

I'm willing to try.




Yup, I looked it up.

A Look Back at the Marlin 336A Lever-Action: Good Ol' Waffle Top - RifleShooter

A little history on the Marlin 336A lever-action rifle.

www.rifleshootermag.com

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[Salps]

Anything JM Marlin is alright with me.

 

[Knobgoblin]

$700 sold to an individual , over on this coast, when people are willing to buy.
RC ( regular carbine) gets about the same or less. SC ( sporting carbine) gets a little more.
As usual, condition is everything. Re-blued is typically a deal killer. Drilled for scope will drop value a bit , but usually just makes collectors pass on it.
Stock repairs aren't as big a deal as problems with the metal. The wrist cracked on these pretty regularly.

That's all pnw/nor cal information. What goes on over there I have no idea.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Anything JM Marlin is alright with me.

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[roryinsc]

Thanks for all of the replies and information. The stock repair point makes sense. The repairs are literally at the wrist area. @Knobgoblin, as for re-blued, and correct me if I am wrong, but you are referring to if I do the job myself? Or is that a general statement? Personally, I won't do anything to the rifle outside of keeping it clean and oiled.

 

[Mikej]

What a neat rifle and a great collector piece. Never heard of it before. But then I'm pretty new to guns. I'm older, but new to guns.

As far as pictures go. Any thing you can copy/past you can copy and past into a post.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Thanks for all of the replies and information. The stock repair point makes sense. The repairs are literally at the wrist area. @Knobgoblin, as for re-blued, and correct me if I am wrong, but you are referring to if I do the job myself? Or is that a general statement? Personally, I won't do anything to the rifle outside of keeping it clean and oiled.

Typically it's this: someone in the past went to town with " cold blue" , in an effort to spruce up the rifle. So it could have been done decades ago and picked up just as much wear since it was done. A few pics , especially around the barrel band or other small parts and opinions can be made.

Especially with this bunch

 

[roryinsc]

Got it. I am sure no one in my family has done a cold or hot blue on it. I'll get some pictures uploaded. I am on my work computer and I am positive the man won't like me posting pictures of firearms.

 

[roryinsc]

Here are the worst of the bluing and the repair on the stock.

 

[Mikej]

Here are the worst of the bluing and the repair on the stock.

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Oh man! That gun is beautiful! Even the repairs are incredible. If only it could talk.

 

[Hooyah DeepSea]

Looks decent, but I still haven't heard what it is chambered in.

 

[roryinsc]

Sorry - 30-30

 

[IOM]

Welcome aboard...

 

[Knobgoblin]

You should keep it.

I would be happy to own one like that.

 

[Mikej]

That's got to be pretty rare bird? Not many guns have been chambered in .30 Carbine. Hardly any as far as I know. Some model Ruger revolver that I saw at the spring ARPC show. ($$$) And the M1.30 Carbine is all I know of.

 

[Knobgoblin]

That's got to be pretty rare bird? Not many guns have been chambered in .30 Carbine. Hardly any as far as I know. Some model Ruger revolver that I saw at the spring ARPC show. ($$$) And the M1.30 Carbine is all I know of.

It's 30-30