The ones without are counterfeit.
You should send them to me and i will make sure they stay out of circulation.
I do not know but someone will.
So many knowing folks someone will come along.

 

White spacer was introduced in 51, I'm not sure what year they stopped using it.
Over the years they tend to shrink and some remove them because of that or because they don't like them.
Search Google images for each year and you may get a consensus of what came from the factory.

 

White spacers were introduced in 1950--they are shown in the 1950 Marlin sale catalogs.

 

1954 336RC Texan in 35 Rem

I thought Texans were straight stocks? But I'm no Marlin expert, just seems I read that recently.....

 

They are, but they are still considered Regular Carbines and are stamped RC.

 

have a 2007 ,no white spacers

 

I have a 1952 336 rc in 32 spl with a white spacer. My 70's vintage 336 rc 35 rem has a white spacer.

 

White spacers are like looking at a big ugly zit.uke:

 

Dang man could you burn a more graphic picture into my mind?
Now I'm going to be picturing zits the rest of the day! uke::laugh:




Vooch

 

No idea on date range for white line spacers, but I had a '69 and a '79 that had them.
And I've also seen them on some 444s as late as '83.

 

I happen to like the looks of the white spacers. I actually added a white spacer to a Marlin Camp 9 I once had, that had the Deluxe stock. It really made it look better to me. I traded that sweet rifle off (even) for a 1980 1894 44 mag though. I regret losing the Camp 9, but I'd never give up my 44 to get it back. I'm going to see if I took a photo of it,..............Yep, here's a before and after. So there's at least one Camp 9 in CA now that is not original. (but can be put back)

 

I have a 50 336 and a 58 and they both have the spacer. I also have a 75 1895 and it has the spacer.

 

When Marlin adopted the brown recoil pad on the Mod 336 in 1990--that's when the plastic butt plate and the associated white spacer went away. The brown recoil pads initially had a white spacer (a little different from the earlier type) for awhile but they eventually went away as well.

 

When Marlin adopted the brown recoil pad on the Mod 336 in 1990--that's when the plastic butt plate and the associated white space went away. The brown recoil pads initially had a white spacer (a little different from the earlier type) for awhile but they eventually went away as well.

And of course this change was made due to political correctness. Please note that black, yellow or even brown spacers were never offered making these guns a racist statement in their own right. If you still have a rifle with a white spacer it is recommended that you remove it promptly or you will incur the wrath of the NAACP or another one of those organizations.:listen:
Jim

 

FrankenMauser etal: It is incredulous to me that any firearms forum would restrict politically incorrect comments since in some circles firearms collecting is as politically incorrect as one can get. This "restriction" IMO is usually done at the insistence of some left wing trolls whose sole purpose in going on a gun forum is to try and cause trouble. Keep ONE thing in mind everyone: Their goal in life is to completely control/ban the private ownership of firearms since it's an essential step in the total implementation of socialism. We've got their number and can't allow this to happen. Gun grabbers should be year round fair game just like any other vermin with no imposed restrictions
Jim

 

There was a Blurb on one of the Gun Talk Shows last weekend that one of the members went to a Training Session put on by the ATF. They gave some ATF souvenirs to the participants. One of the items (don't remember if it was a lighter or something else) and on it was stamped "ATM Think Confiscation". You bet they're after our guns.



Mike T.

 

I have a 1947 39a and a 1948 336 waffle top, both have white spacer

 

I have a 1946 39a and it does not have the white spacer.

 

I have three early waffle top Marlins, a 1950 336A, two 336 RC' 1948 & 1949, and none of them have a spacer. Just the black butt plate.-, but I am about to purchase a 1950 336 SC and it has the spacer.

 

My 52 waffle top 336 30-30 SC has the spacer.

 

I think yer all lyin! Ain't seen but one set of pictures, and they was mine! Show off those 40's and 50's Marlins! I only come here for the pictures anyways. :biggrin:

 

Here is my 1950 in 35 Remington

 

1949 waffle top with spacer. RC 30/30.

Even has the date inside stock of handle.

1949

cajun56

 

Sir, I have read all of the responses and the well intended information was incorrect.

All plastic buttplate type rifles had them except the ones made on monday mornings and friday afternoons.

 

I have a 1948 336 RC waffle top in 32 special that had a white spacer in bad shape so I replaced it.