As I look thru Marlin F/S ads hoping to find a nice 39 Carbine, I see Marlins offered for sale that are sometimes noted as being "J M" marked. What does that mean? Are these worth more? Thanks

JM stands for john marlin. the barrel right near the receiver has a small JM stamped on, denoting a gun that was made in the new haven factory before remington moved production to ilion ny. after the move, marlins have a REM stamped on the barrel near the receiver. the JM's are more desirable than the REM's. the REM's had unbelievable bad quality for several years and there are a lot of them out there. buyer beware. that said, the newer REM's appear to be better quality-wise, but remington has cheapened the whole line with laminated stocks with cheesy checkering, and dull matte finish instead of blue. if i was looking for a 39, i'd look to 50-60's production guns. to determine the date of mfg, subtract the first two digits of the s/n from 2000 and thats the year. i.e., 24xxx would be made in 1976. this varies a bit on older guns and early 70's guns but google can help you figure that out.

Thank for the great info.

more info.......

http://www.leverguns.com/leverguns/marlin_leverguns.htm

Just saw a nice 39 in Billings.. Have the store address if interested.. But it was a rifle... He had a carbine a 39D, but it lives at my house now..

fence post pics or it didn't happen..........

did you pull her down yet ?

I have some photos, but haven't gotten them off the camera.. It lacked the elevation slide, so it shoots a bit low.. But it shoots well.. Hope to scope it when we get home next week.. A few marks of usage, but now I can use it with out worry.. I ll get them up soon..

My 39D...