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Marlin 39a value and other guns? #5826567 07/10/15 10:40 PM
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Going to an auction this weekend that has the guns listed below. What is the value for Marlin? Hard to tell by looking at Gunbrokers.

Any advice is welcome. Judging by the pictures the guns are in good to great shape. The last pistol listed doesn't say what caliber or model. Looks to be a .22.

Marlin model 39A Lever Action 22 rifles
**Mossberg 410 Bolt Action
**Sharps Replica rifle in like new condition 45-70 govt. w/adj. peep sights
**Ruger Blackhawk 357 w/4” barrel
**Beretta Minx model 95D 22 short w/pocket holster
**H&R Chrome Plated, 7 shot break open Double Action Revolver w/5 ½ barrel, Excellent condition

Re: Marlin 39a value and other guns? [Re: BLUERIBBONS] #5826619 07/10/15 11:21 PM
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On the 39A, I would say condition, age, and sights will change the price drastically. Very cool take down guns. I see what you mean about prices on gunbroker, they are asking some pretty high prices.

HR sold a lot of 32 caliber pistols as well.

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Re: Marlin 39a value and other guns? [Re: BLUERIBBONS] #5826693 07/11/15 12:16 AM
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Do you know the manufacturer of the Sharps?

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no sir, it doesn't state it in the brochure.

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.410 bolts are not easy to find around here any more. The Ruger doesn't look very old but it's too small in the picture to see well. 39A's have gone super stupid. Anything with replica in the name is usually nothing to bet on. I would consider it free if you win the bid at the proper price. There's nothing uncool about the Beretta. I'd love a .32 wheel but it'd never be that one, just saying.

If you're asking opinions I'd probably not go over $2K for the lot. Then again, the .410 and the 39A are the only ones that interest me.....and I like Rugers. I'd feel better at $1800 if I had it to spend. That way I could keep more of them even though they're not all keepers in my book.


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Sorry for the confusion Gas, they will sell separately and not as a group.

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Originally Posted By: GasGuzzler
.410 bolts are not easy to find around here any more. The Ruger doesn't look very old but it's too small in the picture to see well. 39A's have gone super stupid. Anything with replica in the name is usually nothing to bet on. I would consider it free if you win the bid at the proper price. There's nothing uncool about the Beretta. I'd love a .32 wheel but it'd never be that one, just saying.

If you're asking opinions I'd probably not go over $2K for the lot. Then again, the .410 and the 39A are the only ones that interest me.....and I like Rugers. I'd feel better at $1800 if I had it to spend. That way I could keep more of them even though they're not all keepers in my book.

You don't know anthing about Sharps replicas. In general they start at $900 and escalate quickly. The pictured rifle looks like a Pedersoli which sells from $1500 to 1750. I didn't comment on it earlier because the OP was interested in the Marlin 39A


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So if the Sharps is a Pedersoli and goes for less than $1k grab it? smile

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Originally Posted By: nsmike
You don't know anthing about Sharps replicas.


Yes and proud of that too, nothing to bet on means I ain't guessin'!

I would consider it free in the lot because it doesn't interest me in the least. If sold separate it's a whole new ball game. Sorry about my confusing opinion in a topic asking opinions.


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Originally Posted By: nsmike
You don't know anthing about Sharps replicas.


Yes and proud of that too, nothing to bet on means I ain't guessin'!

I would consider it free in the lot because it doesn't interest me in the least. If sold separate it's a whole new ball game. Sorry about my confusing opinion in a topic asking opinions.

I'm not interested either, but the horse trader in me, wouldn't let it pass if I could turn it with a profit.


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I bet a Sharps replica would be tough flip. They are expensive and very nichy.

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Originally Posted By: Colt W. Knight
I bet a Sharps replica would be tough flip. They are expensive and very nichy.

I've got a friend in the business that knows the niche, he would give me 75% of his retail it's a matter of who you know.


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Good points, money is money.


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well I went for the Marlin. It started at 200 and I jumped it to 400 off the bat trying one of the tricks on Storage wars. there was a long pause and then people jumped back in. It went for $600, I dropped out at 500.

The replica was a Pedersoli and had 2 triggers and octagon barrel. Looked like the gun used on Quigly Down under with the sights. One heavy gun and was in 95% plus condition. It started at $400 and I bid it up to 1k and dropped out. it went for 1,100. I wish I would have known for sure about it.

I did buy the little Ravin P-25 nickel plated .25. it started at $100 and didn't get any bids so someone bid 50 and I got it for $75. In good shape and will fit in your back pocket. I am sure someone will want it as I don't have a use for it.

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After further review it is Chrome and not nickel. I also misspelled Raven.

Interesting story behind this little gun. This was the original Saturday night special!

Raven Arms was a firearms manufacturer established in 1970 by firearms designer George Jennings. The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibiting the importation of inexpensive handguns prompted Jennings to design the MP-25, a .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol, and enter the firearms business. Raven has been referred to as the original "Ring of Fire" company; the Ring of Fire companies were those known for producing inexpensive Saturday night special handguns.[1]

Raven kept manufacturing costs to a minimum by building their guns from injection-molded Zamak, a zinc alloy.


Before Jennings developed the MP-25, a friend who owned a pawn shop that sold firearms complained to Jennings that his supply of inexpensive imported handguns (typically made by Röhm Gesellschaft) had been cut off due to the Gun Control Act of 1968, resulting in a significant loss of sales. At the time, Jennings operated a machine shop that made parts for Southern California aerospace companies. Jennings established Raven Arms to produce the MP-25 for his friend, and over the next 20 years, the company sold approximately 2 million pistols.[3] In parallel with this growth, gun-control advocates started pushing legislation in Washington, in state capitals, and in city councils to ban inexpensive weapons.

In November 1991, a fire destroyed the Raven Arms factory. Jennings retired and sold his designs to Phoenix Arms.[3] Phoenix was owned in equal shares by George's ex wife, his children, four of his grandchildren, and by Raven's former general manager. Phoenix continued to produce the MP-25,[3] and under the management of George's son Bruce, developed additional .22 and .25-caliber pistols, called the HP22 or HP25.


it looks like this with a slide safety which indicates its an older model. serial number is 570946




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You dropped out at the right point on the Sharps, at $1100, you would need to find a retail buyer to make money. That said if the buyer was buying for himself he got a deal. I once bought a watch for $135 and put $100 into it and sold it for $1500. I turned around and bought a Brno 22F for $1700. I overpaid a bit on the rifle, but did I really?, I was $435 out of pocket on a $1500 gun.


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Well the guy that bought the Sharps couldn't stopping grinning after they handed it to him!

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Friend sold a chrome late '60's or early '70's Raven .25 last fall for $200. He was the original (or close) owner. Good score. They're not high end but they work and you got it too cheap to worry about.

I've seen 39A's for sale recently for much more than $600 but I have no way to know if they sold.


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Id love to have one of those Sharps replicas, but they are just too costly for me.

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