Looks good except someone SS number

[jmarriott]

I found a nice 1954 marlin 39a for sale. Price is right at 200 dollars I think he will go less. Needs a little work as far as cleaning and has a bent mag tube (Now a 4 shot lever)and rough extraction (needs about 40 years of gunk removed.) missing rear ramp. It is a sears marlin with the barrel mounted scope. Barrel has nice rifling and is shining nice.

At some time somebody took a scribing pen and put their serial number right under the bolt on the right side of the receiver. Dooogh said Homer. Right now the gun is worth nothing really. Other than a fun shooter beater.

I am thinking if someone could engrave the receiver nicely (most engraving I have seen done lately is rather poor maybe it is a lost art form) and a simple re blue job it would make a nice little rifle personalized for someone. thinking of my dad.

Anyone know an engraver???

Looks like 300 dollars would be all one could spend on the quality engraving /blueing as that would be the price of a brand new one or mint new mountie or carbine.

[Purebred Redneck]

Feb 1, 2010 18:17:36 GMT -5 jmarriott said:

Looks like 300 dollars would be all one could spend on the quality engraving /blueing as that would be the price of a brand new one or mint new mountie or carbine.

That's one of the reasons I buy new. By the time you fix up a bargain, you can buy a new one.

So if the total was $300 (which that sounds cheap), what would the resale value of it be?

[jmarriott]

model 39a go for 500 new give or take a little so that would be total.

The old ones are better than the new ones. a 60+ year old 22 like this should be good shooter for 200 more year or so if shoot a couple thousand rounds a year.

[twomoons]

If you need a swedge to straighten the mag tube I have one. As to the ss number polish it out with 220 paper and then 400 and then blend in with Brownell's Oxpho blue and you won't notice.