How old is the marline rifle model 99 m1 serial number 23473208 and how much is it worth - Answered by a verified Firearms Expert We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website.
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Savvy Jack;If you are a firearms dealer, dealing in new guns, having a gun in your inventory that says it may have been made a couple of years ago is not a good thing. Many of Marlin's product lines do not change from year to year, and so they remain the same, looking.but may not be a new gun in a dealers inventory.When Marlin used the year to prefix the serial numbers, it was easy for anyone to determine year of manufacture. When they changed to the present system, it created some confusion, and if you did not know the code, like many people here asking the question as to when their new gun was made, then the new system works, which is good for the dealers selling new guns.
I bought what is supposed to be a Marlin model 99 from a guy. It does say Model 99 on the barrel but I can't find a serial number externally anywhere. It does have a walnut stock and the reciever on top is grooved for a scope. Does this sound like a Model 99 and where should the serial number be? I primarily bought it because it was cheap $80, had a walnut stock (very rare), had a tubular magazine (which I love) and was semi auto.
I really wanted another Remington Speedmaster, but I can't find one in my price range for anything.anyway.give me the scoop on this, is it a 99 or what. All I come up with from Marlin is,MODEL 990 SEMI-AUTO-.22 LR cal. Only, 18 shot tube mag., 22 in. Barrel, last shot automatic bolt hold-open, Monte Carlo American black walnut stock with pistol grip, 5 1/2 lbs. 1987.100%98%95%90%80%70%60%$115$90$75$65$60$55$50Last MSR was $159.MODEL 990L SEMI-AUTO-.22 LR cal., 14 shot tube mag., 22 in. Barrel, laminated two-tone brown Monte Carlo stock, gold trigger, adj. Rear sight, grooved receiver, 5 3/4 lbs.
1993-94.100%98%95%90%80%70%60%$180$160$145$130$120$110$100Last MSR was $223. The Marlin 99 was introduced in 1959 as a new, sleek design by Marlin's design engineer Ewald Nichol. It was an immediate success. It featured micro-Groove rifling, 18-shot tubular magazine, drilled & tapped for standard receiver peep sights, top drilled & tapped for adapter for scope base (no grooves), stock fine american walnut, 22' barrel, total OAL 42', weight about 5 1/2lbs. Mfg'd 19 saw introduction of the 99DL, essentially the same rifle but with minor chnges to make it a fancier rifle; gold plated trigger, swivels for leather sling, new style one-piece stock with fluted comb & monte carlo drop, pistol grip & grip cap, custom type hard rubber buttplate with white line spacer.
Mfg'd 1960-64.Model 99C also introduced in 1961, essentially the same as model 99 but with a 'gold' trigger. Prewar Mod 3 = 8shot box mag, straight grained dark walnut half stock, 22' Non-microgroove BBL. Refinished it babybutt smoooth & hand rubbed in many coats of BLO, managed to find 2 extra factory mags:D Very smooth action & the trigger is Marlin crisp:up: My only regret is the Prewar rifle has a round receiver and isn't grooved for a scope:( & I don't want to do a D&T job. Too bad the original action wasn't a tubefeed, but the mechanics are pretty much unchanged, near as I can tell from the schematics.
Good deal for $80 today, paid $30 for mine in 1995.:). Well based on all the excellent feed back I think I have a 99C post 1964 but pre 1968 model. It has the gold trigger, walnut stock (which I am going to refinish and will look totally awesome) but not the monte carlo stock, and grooved reciever. That all points to 1964 99C, since serial numbers were required in '68 and it doesn't have one, then logic says 64 to 67. Thanks all you guys for your posts and helping me to identify it as good as could be. Now any suggestions for what scope to mount on this little baby?
The last scope I bought for a 22 was in 1974 so I think the technology may have changed in the last 34 years or so. Don't need anything fancy just something to give me reasonable accuracy with these 50 year old eyes at 100 yards.thanks again!
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