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Somewhat new here, have a few questions about the Marlin 1895 Guide Guns.
Does/has Marlin made a version in blue/walnut with a pistol grip and the 18" barrel?
Is there any pattern to the letters after the model #?
Never owned a Marlin lever gun and have no earthly use for a 45-70, but I find myself eyeballing them nonetheless.
Thanks
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No letter is a 1895 with a pistol grip and a 22" bbl.
G - is the guide gun
M - is the 450 Marlin Mag,
GBL - is the guide with a big loop lever
SBL - stainless with big loop
Stuff like that. There's more, but a look at the Marlin website will do a better job than I can.
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Thanks. I've looked at the Marlin website but I've seen some models on gunbroker that were not listed.
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Marlin often makes up runs of exclusive models as spec'd by the distributors who order them. So yeah, there are a lot more variations out there than what you see in the catalog.
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I have an 1895 45-70 with 22" barrel and pistol grip stock. Ti's a "Model 1895 SS". The SS is not stainless steel. I believe the first "S" is sport or sporter and the second "S" is for cross bolt safety.
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I have an 1895 45-70 with 22" barrel and pistol grip stock. Ti's a "Model 1895 SS". The SS is not stainless steel. I believe the first "S" is sport or sporter and the second "S" is for cross bolt safety.
.. Haven't been able to find anything built just the way I wanted it, been considering getting one like you have and having the barrel trimmed back to 18". I like the guide guns, but never been much on straight grips or laminate/ss on a lever gun.
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An 1895 45/70 levergun is just plain fun. I didn't need one either, but I have one and would rather carry it more than any other gun I own. ![[Linked Image]](http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/elkhunter76/DSC02399.jpg)
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I have one with a 22" barrel and a straight stock. Front bead is dovetailed into the barrel instead of on a ramp. The curved, hard plastic buttplate is rough with heavy loads. Of course it is an early 1970's rifle.
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Fine looking rifle you have there Elkhunter!!!
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Elkhunter76, thats a fine lookin elk rifle ya got there. Who made that cool leather shellholder for ya?
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I'd been drooling over the GBL/SBL with 18.5" barrels. Now on Gunbroker there are STP variants with a 16.25" barrel...
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Elkhunter76, thats a fine lookin elk rifle ya got there. Who made that cool leather shellholder for ya? and he made the sling. Chance does very nice work.
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I have an 1895 45-70 with 22" barrel and pistol grip stock. Ti's a "Model 1895 SS". The SS is not stainless steel. I believe the first "S" is sport or sporter and the second "S" is for cross bolt safety.
.. I think the SS stands for side safety.
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