LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Tom Selleck RIA auction I want the Commander. Y'all can argue over the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Nice but I'll take the Remington Model 8 or the Marlin 1895. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I can see the Winchester having a factory letter. I can see the Colt having a factory letter. This is the first time I ever heard of Marlin doing factory letters. I've known of Colt and Winchester and Smith and Wesson for easily 20 years, maybe more, but never heard of Marlin doing it. Huh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 If there’s a raffle for any of them, a ticket will fit in my budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Howdy ALPO. I've got a Marlin factory letter on the 1894. Apparently, they only made 1051 of them in .44 mag and 1051 in .45 Colt. What made them special is that they are 'rifle configuration' (no barrel band) but they are only 16.5" round barrels. Mine is in .45 Colt. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 29 minutes ago, Alpo said: I can see the Winchester having a factory letter. I can see the Colt having a factory letter. This is the first time I ever heard of Marlin doing factory letters. I've known of Colt and Winchester and Smith and Wesson for easily 20 years, maybe more, but never heard of Marlin doing it. Huh. I have a friend with several lettered Marlins. They typically don't have the detail that Winchester or Colt do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Creek,5759 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I have 2 Marlin Factory letters for Marlin 1889's. One was made in 1889 the other in 1894. Both in 38-40. One Rifle likes 401 Bullets. The other 403 Bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I'd be lusting after the Woodsman would for sure.... And YES I'd shoot it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 3 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: I'd be lusting after the Woodsman would for sure.... And YES I'd shoot it!! ......... and pretend I was Thomas Magnum dispatching bad guys .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFY Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Here’s to his health. I’m hoping all’s well with Tom Selleck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: ......... and pretend I was Thomas Magnum dispatching bad guys .......... Naw... you'd wanna buy the 1911 for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubious Don #56333 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 11 hours ago, LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L said: Tom Selleck RIA auction I want the Commander. Y'all can argue over the rest. Gee. Thanks Mark....You just hadda do it. Now I gots me another YT Channel that'll pop up with some tempting treats just when I think I've got the monthly budget under control.... Back oh, 1990-something, I was doing extraditions (among other related things, LOL) and one of our "routine" trips was to the LA area. Oh. King's was a regular stop as were several others that had interesting and collectible guns, one of which was Art's Guns in Northridge. Yeah. They always seemed to be on the way from/to the airport from whatever jail we were picking up from. So I walked into Art's one day and spied a "Quigley" rifle. "Is that what I think it is?" Yep. but it was one of the spares, not "the" rifle. Pretty nice shape and a fair price which while steep, I could have made do and I should have. But I've struggled with my addiction my entire life and at the time, I was happy/sad to have passed that one up. But regretted it later. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 What caught my attention was the serial number on the Commander. "Magnum-4". And the fact it's 4th of a 4 gun set, with the other 3 having been donated to the National Firearms Museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFY Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I wonder if any of the “Magnum” serials are the 38 super from the show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 Magnum-1 through Magnum-3 Custom Guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I think if I was lusting after one of Tom selleck's guns, it would be the Commander-size Smith and Wesson 1911 with the stag grips that he carried as AJ Cooper in the TV show Las Vegas. I believe he carried the same gun as Jesse Stone, but it had wood grips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Just curious, but what do you think some of those firearms are worth..... OR what do you think they will bring at the auction? I figured something like that Commander will bring about 3 or 4 times its value. The Colt Woodsman....... who knows. Thats a pretty rare piece also. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 15 hours ago, Alpo said: I can see the Winchester having a factory letter. I can see the Colt having a factory letter. This is the first time I ever heard of Marlin doing factory letters. I've known of Colt and Winchester and Smith and Wesson for easily 20 years, maybe more, but never heard of Marlin doing it. Huh. The Cody Firearms Museum has the older records of Winchester, Marlin, Savage, and Lefever. Maybe some others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I'd take the Marlin in a heartbeat! OH Yeah, can't afford it since I am going on a guided elk hunt!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I watched an 1894 38-40 be cut to pieces with a plasma torch. Our foolish administration refused to even let it be sold for parts. Departments auction seized guns all the time. You want to chop Lorcins and Jennings knock yourself out. But to destroy valuable antiques is ridiculous. The stupid reason I was given. What if someone bought it and used it in a crime? How would that look if a police department sold them the gun. So chop all the seized vehicles too. My logic fell on deaf ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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