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I looked at a 336 today but was at a bit of a loss to identify it. Here's what I know: It's a 336 with no suffix. It has no button safety. The front and rear sights are removed and it is top-mounted with a scope. The serial number under the lever begins with a 73. There are no letters, but maybe six following numbers. Oh, - and it has a phenolic buttplate with standard, rather than Phillips, screws.
Now here's the tricky part: it's painted black - stock and all. Even the scope. I can't tell what kind of paint, but it flakes off a bit under fingernail pressure. The paint looks like spray paint and is kind of matte. Under the paint (in the few places where it is flaked off) I cannot see any bluing - it all looks silver (or stainless). It's especially noticeable on the magazine tube where some paint has flaked. I couldn't see enough of it to tell if it was stainless or simply de-blued. I can't tell what the stock is made of, but I think it's walnut - I can just barely see the grain under the paint.
I checked the Marlin Manuf. Date code on this site and can't find a 73 prefix. I also don't know if Marlin ever made a Stainless without a 336 suffix. The gun is $200 and I need to know if it's worth it, given that I will have to strip and refinish the stock and fore-end, not to mention the metal. Everything, by the way, is painted - lever, hammer, etc.
Any opinions are welcome.
Thanks,
Tom
Now here's the tricky part: it's painted black - stock and all. Even the scope. I can't tell what kind of paint, but it flakes off a bit under fingernail pressure. The paint looks like spray paint and is kind of matte. Under the paint (in the few places where it is flaked off) I cannot see any bluing - it all looks silver (or stainless). It's especially noticeable on the magazine tube where some paint has flaked. I couldn't see enough of it to tell if it was stainless or simply de-blued. I can't tell what the stock is made of, but I think it's walnut - I can just barely see the grain under the paint.
I checked the Marlin Manuf. Date code on this site and can't find a 73 prefix. I also don't know if Marlin ever made a Stainless without a 336 suffix. The gun is $200 and I need to know if it's worth it, given that I will have to strip and refinish the stock and fore-end, not to mention the metal. Everything, by the way, is painted - lever, hammer, etc.
Any opinions are welcome.
Thanks,
Tom