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Ive got a model 36 and was wondering about the value? Unfortunately its been Bubba'd and drilled for scope mounts, and poorly at that I must add. I was just wondering what the value might be and if it would be worth trying to find a smith to unbubba it.

Wrong forum? So rare nobody has ever heard of one? Cold shoulder treatment? In any event, I thought surely somebody would know a little something about these rifles. Started building them in 1936, hence the model 36 name, production ceased when the US entered WWII. When production resumed after the war, the model 36 was dropped in favor of calling the new gun the 336. Model 36s have the square bolt as opposed to the round bolt of the 336. NON microgrooved barrels.

Bubba & Marlin in the same sentence..........

You won't get much attention..........

made me look

https://www.marlinowners.com/threads/model-36-confusion.571149/

LOL NOW you see why I was asking! Mine isn't stamped on the receiver, only the barrel, and part of it is actually under the barrel band. I looked it up as best I could a few years ago and I THINK it was made in 38 or 39, but I could be wrong about that.
Its a perch belly forearm. The main reason I haven't dug deeper into it is the barrel band screw is bent, (a common occurrence) and wont screw out without potentially messing it up so I quit fooling with it.

I have seen a few Marlin 36s over the years, and they were all in poor condition

This one is in pretty good shape except for the hand drilled tapping job. I know that can be fixed, just wondering if it would be cost effective to do it. Its off bad enough that I had to shim opposite sides of the bases to gain enough horizontal adjustment on the scope to get it zeroed.

Just now seeing this thread. As I am sure you know, a modified firearm loses collector value. Thus, its value rests on the market for a used lever action Marlin rifle I would guess is chambered in 30-30. There may be some novelty among some buyers in having a square bolt Marlin but for most I doubt it. I suggest you research current prices for used Marlin lever actions. The good news for anyone selling is that prices have risen dramatically over the last two years ago. In any case, I would not spend money on a gunsmith to "de-bubba" your rifle unless you decide to keep it and can't live with the bubba work. If it functions well in all respects, my opinion is you might get $600 tops.

I have quite few Marin levers including a very nice 36. So, I do have some experience with buying and selling them. - T.S.

hard to say these days. those 36's were good guns and were pretty common here in PA when i was a kid. not many now so you never know what you will get. i wouldn't worry about the bubba factor. if its D&T it can be retapped and screwed and made to look presentable. i have seen where good gunsmiths can weld the holes shut and clean it up and you could hardly tell. probably not many would though. if it is done on top, just get it D&T's for a weaver base that can cover it up and nobody will ever know.

Thanks guys! That's exactly what Ive done, cleaned up the poor job and put a good set of rings and bases on it. If you didn't know it shouldn't be tapped, you wouldn't notice it. I most likely wont ever sell it anyway. An old neighbor of my Dad's gave it to him several years ago and has since died. My Dad gave it to me about 4 or 5 years ago and now he has passed away as well.

It may be a 1936 not a 36. The 1936 was built prior to the 36. I have a 36 and the serial # starts with a B, it was built in 1941, my birth year. The parts are all the same on the 1993, 1936, and 36. One of the differences between the 36 and 1936 was at the comb of the butt stock. The 1936 was fluted at the front of the comb and the 36 was not. The 1936 and the 36 both had 1936 stamped on the top tang. My B model was the last year for color case hardening on the receiver, lever, and bolt. They stopped building sporting guns in '42 until after the war. They built the 36 for 3 more years and then made the change to the round bolt 336 in '48. That is a bit of square bolt Marlin history. With some digging there is a lot out there on those old rifles, to learn, if interested.
Have a great day.
Jim

A lot a of confusion on the model 1936/36 designation. I tend to go with the description below that was referenced in an earlier post. I guess it depends on the model number being what's stamped on the rifle, or what it was referred to in the catalog? My own "Model 1936" is a second variation B prefix Sporting Carbine in .32 Special.





"Model 1936: 1936 to 1941.
30-30, 32 Special
The 1936 had case colored receivers & Model 1936 on upper tang.
1936 1st series production (no letter prefix serial numbers) had flat mainspring, fluted comb buttstock, perch belly forearm, hard rubber buttplate w/slotted screws. Starting in 1937, this model was listed in Marlin's Catalogs as the Model 36 and was only there referred to as the 36. The gun itself was still stamped Model 1936 until sporting arms production was discontinued in 1941. Serial numbers located on the lower tang under the lever.
B-prefix series: Changes to unfluted comb & beavertail forearm, hard rubber buttplate w/ phillips screws, upper tang was shortened and the use of coil mainsprings vs leaf mainsprings. 1941 Production.

No Letter Prefix-1936 to 1940
B-1941

No WWII Production Late 1941 to late 1945​


Model 36: 1946 to 1947.
30-30, 32 Special
Model 36 is marked on the barrel, not on the tang as in the Model 1936 and earlier guns. Blued reciever. Serial numbers located on the lower tang under the lever. These are squarebolts and are not to be confused with later roundbolt Glenfield 36 (336 roundbolt action). Late 1945 production resumed on limited basis using C prefix and leftover parts (some guns will have Pre-WWII Model 1936 parts mixed with Post WWII Model 36 parts. IE: 1936 action with 36 barrel. These guns are considered Model 36s.
Post WWII production had blued receivers and Model 36 on barrel
Barrel roll stamp reads:
"The Marlin Firearms Co. New Haven Conn USA-est 1870"
Model 36 (then caliber designation)
Variations of Model #: 36-A-DL, 36-A, 36-RC C-1945 shiny blue on top of receiver
c-1946 (note: c prefix is lower case)
D-1947 sandblasted top of receiver starts
Model 36 Production supposedly ceased in 1947. However Model 336 production began in June 1948. Is a there a possiblity of some E prefix Model 36s??"

if your Marlin could only talk Tmitch.......