RIFLE, REPEATING
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- MARLIN LEVER ACTION RIFLE
- Date Range From
- 1893
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- STEEL, OAK
- Catalogue Number
- P20000045002
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- MARLIN LEVER ACTION RIFLE
- Date Range From
- 1893
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- STEEL, OAK
- No. Pieces
- 2
- Height
- 18
- Length
- 111
- Width
- 3.5
- Description
- 25-36 MARLIN 7 SHOT REPEATING RIFLE. LEVER ACTION HANDLE. OCTAGONAL STEEL BARREL TAPERS INTO ROUND BARREL ABOVE STOCK AND IS STAMPED "25-36 M", AND SPECIAL SMOKELESS STEEL. RECEIVER STAMPED ON TOP "MARLIN SAFETY" AND DISTAL HAMMER "MODEL 1893". SIDE OF RECEIVER STAMPED "OH KOEPKE". SERIAL NO. IS "355050".
- Subjects
- ARMAMENT-FIREARM
- Historical Association
- SPORTS
- History
- REPEATING RIFLE DONATED BY LOIS (SANDERSON) LONG TO THE TABER MUSEUM IN MID-90'S. RIFLE TRANSFERRED TO GALT IN 2000 DUE TO FEDERAL FIREARMS LEGISLATION. GUN BELONGED TO LOIS' FATHER ALAN SANDERSON OF PURPLE SPRINGS, ALBERTA WHO USED IT ON HIS FARM FOR HUNTING PURPOSES. LOIS BELIEVED GUN WAS AT LEAST 75 YEARS OLD.
- Catalogue Number
- P20000045002
- Acquisition Date
- 2000-12
- Collection
- Museum
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