Marlin Model 1894 44 Magnum Lever-Action Rifle

The Marlin Model 1894 is a lever-action repeating rifle introduced in 1894 by the Marlin Firearms Company. Even though both are lever-action rifles and named similarly, the Marlin 1894 is different from the Winchester Model 1894. The Model 1894 and its successors found particular favor in Canada, Alaska, and the Pacific Northwest, where precipitation combined with cold temperatures sometimes caused top-eject designs to freeze solid. During the Klondike Gold Rush, the solid-top Marlin design was preferred by many prospectors facing subzero temperatures and dangerous animals, since the solid top frame was better at keeping freezing rain, snow and dirt out of the operating parts of the action. This example is in very nice shape and is ready to serve it's next caretaker.