Home Forums Lever Action Central Marlin 336 Lever Actions Anyone know a good site on 336 variants/history?

I have a straight-stocked Marlin 336 in .30-30 made in 1966 (AB serial number). Bad pic but here it is...



Whoever owned it before took the time to set it up right. It came with an old Williams peep sight, the original rear sight removed and replaced with a dovetail blank.

From traces on the bluing it apparently had a saddle ring at one time, this too has been removed. From browsing this and other boards I would guess I have the "Texan" version.

But the 20" barrel is stamped "336 RC". Were "Texan" versions stamped "336 T" ?

Also, as a point of interest it has the rounded rather than stamped lever, what year did they transition to a square lever?

Thanks,

Birdwatcher

Seek and ye shall find... in this case over on the Marlin Owner's forum

http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/index.php/topic,59739.0.html

In 1951 Marlin introduced the Texan. It differed from the "rifle" in that it had the carbine stock.

none were marked with a T until the Glenfield GT, then the TS. RC would have been the correct barrel marking for a Texan from the 60's.

God bless the internet.