it is rare , you have a good one .

 

Thanks you

 

Thats a pretty nice item to get beat around for a ranch rifle.

 

I like it !!!

 

Wow, first welcome to MO. Thanks for pics. That's a beauty..

 

Welcome- that rifle is beautiful, and in amazing condition. I would happily shoot it, and probably a lot, but hesitate to use it as a ranch rifle. Not just because of its rarity and condition but mainly because there are much more handy, less wieldy options available. A standard 20” round barrel .44, or a 16-18” .357 would be a good bit more portable and quicker to shoulder. At any rate, congrats on such a fine acquisition.

 

:top:Oh My !!!

 

Beautiful rifle. As far as using it as a ranch rifle: if you own the ranch and manage the staff as you drive around in your Ford F250 King Ranch with an empty back seat then I would use it as a truck gun. If you are the staff and the gun gets tossed into the back along with a pile of tools and other unidentifiable stuff that would take more than an hour to clean up then I would not use it as a truck gun.

 

Yeah, I'll just keep it in the safe. I'll have to buy me a other ranch gun. Thanks for the info guys.

 

That's what I'd do...

 

Welcome from SW PA! Beautiful rifle!! Good reason the have to buy another one!!!

 

Here's some info...

I'm no expert but this is what I have learned about the 1894 Octagon.

There were a total of 2,957 manufactured in 1973. They were only made in 1973. The retail price is listed in the '73 catalog as $135.

In 1973 Marlin also made 3 other "Octagon" Models. They were all limited production numbers.

The other models were:

336 Octagon
39M Octagon
39A Octagon

All of the "Octagon" Models are hard to find.

There was a 39A Octagon that recently sold on GB for $1800+

 

Plenty of beaters out there for a ranch gun. I'd shoot that one but it sure wouldn't be anything I beat on. Ya done well, very nice and collectible rifle!

 

Wouldn't use it for a beater........

I had one.....sold it a while back....to a very nice young man

in the US Air Force...he's in flight training as we speak in TX....he had to promise...

he would do a fly over my place here in Podunk Utah once he got his own fighter....

Can't wait !

 

You sold it!!!

I remember that gun.

 

It's a beauty and definitely invest in another for "Ranch use".

 

Glad I don't have it....I'd shoot the barrel out of it. I'm about to bust the cherry of a 1894CBC NIB. I'll take one though.