From the Vault: Marlin 1893 Carbine

[@YellowHammer26]

Love the old marlins, hope ruger does a good job with the new ones.

[@jakewillits4678]

My favorite lever gun. Got mine from my grandpa who got it from his grandpa

[@YellowHammer26]

@@jakewillits4678 mine too, my dad left me his.

[@jakewillits4678]

@@YellowHammer26 hell yeah brother. Thes rifles dont have safteys on them because they were made by a society in a time in this country when they werent soft and gender confused communists. Before there was speed limits and before there was an irs and atf back when usa was a free country

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

They should bring back the model that created the 39a and also the pump action version of it the .22lrs.

[@Saltybeard45]

Thanks for sharing this with us! These repeaters have such a sleek design. I personally think they look better than Winchester 94s. Would love to see more of what’s in your vault!

[@jimmyfaherty8588]

Love the color of the stock. Looks used, and pristine at the same time.

[@EricLavoie65]

I have a marlin chamberred in 44-40, from the serial number, it was manufactured in 1904. I also have the bullet refill kit. The rifle was passed down from my great great grandfather.

[@marknash7113]

Sweet piece of history with family tradition. Truly a rare gun!

[@tonydeaton2890]

I have a first year production '89 in 38-40 that is crazy accurate. Buttery smooth action too.

[@brownells]

😎

[@ivarevertsson4286]

I have got one 1893 take down model in 30.30 with octagonal barrel. Its manufactured in 1901. Got it from my grandfather.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

I got my 3030 93 from my grandfather who got it from his grandfather. Marlin sells the same gun today but in a pistol caliber and with rubber stocks and safteys yadda yadda i think mine is better. Its endurance is supririor its simplicity higher and its historical relic artifact checkbox is marked. Checked it and respect it. Got grandpas grandpas gun

[@lsimpson50]

I have a Marlin 1893 with an octagonal barrel, chambered in .38-.55. Serial number dates it to 1899 (per the internet). It was in rough shape when my dad picked it up in the late 60s and it sat in a corner of the gun case with a broken firing pin and broken, taped up stock until I took it and gave it some TLC in the early 80s. Restocked (I know, I know, but better than its broken duct taped version) and mechanically repaired it is now a beautiful, fire-able example of Marlin's early lever-action glory days. If only .38-.55 ammo weren't so dang expensive.

[@jakewillits4678]

Replacing the wood sucks but soemtimes its all you can do

[@mr.homelite8490]

I have a 1889,made in 1890. Caliber in 38-40,love the gun,smooth action & fits my hands really good.

[@brittcamp28]

My first rifle I bought on my own as a teen was a Marlin 3030 and I still have it

[@stephenwhittier6439]

I have a 1893 rifle in 30/30. Love it. Little heavier than the carbine , with a full octagon barrel.

[@momandpopbusinessfunding]

Hello! I just bought one of these in a 26 inch barrel. It is in really good shape and I am planning on shooting it. Do you shoot yours? ...if so, what ammo do you recommend? My name is Bret Martin by the way.

[@k1j2f30]

They'll never be like they used to be, in the old days!!

[@ronniebaughman1666]

Wish I had one great rifle that was built in a different era when they put a lot of workmanship into firearms as they did with pre 64 Winchester rifles both are great firearms.

[@flea-kh7om]

Keep an eye open for estate sales. A lot of times when folks die the first things the wife wants to get rid of is animal mounts and firearms. Sometimes you can pick up a sweet deal.

[@ATH_Berkshire]

It won’t be cheap but guns of that style aren’t outlandishly expensive. If you can over time save up say $2,500 and are willing to put some work into your search you should be able to get yourself a very very fine gun.

[@msears8576]

I bought an 1893 30-30 in rifle version.....26" octagon barrel......about three years ago for $1100.

[@CommonCentrist82]

I just so happen to have an 1893 not sure of the exact date. My mother bought it for my dad but he passed away in 2019. My mother wants to get rid of it. It has a round barrel and a saddle ring on the butt-stock. It's in good condition too. My dad never shot it, and the guy he bought it from kept it on his fireplace (as display) for 70+ years.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

​dont sell it any 1893 design in 30-30 is some good stuff

[@flea-kh7om]

I remember buying a 336c 35 Rem. before I left for Nam. I went through a nasty divorce in the 70's but hung on to it. However, in the late 80's I had to sell it because of bad times. What a hell of a rifle and a great deer rifle. I still have a very old 32 Special but the dang ammo is worth more than the rifle. Y'all take care, flea

[@57Technoman]

I have one in 3030 and love it. It is my go to rifle when hunting in thick wooded area. I has never let me down.

[@roykiefer7713]

Thank you, Steve, as always it is a great way to begin a day.

[@H.R.6688]

I actually was working on a marlin model 1888 about a year ago, a friend of mine bought it from some drunk in a bar loooong time ago for like 20 bucks. Had no idea how rare it is.

[@half-dead877]

That thing is gorgeous

[@brownells]

Indeed!

[@elmarschifter8991]

I have a Marlin 1893 built in 1898 cal. 38-55 absolute nice rifle.

[@Bayan1905]

I have one of the early Marlin 410 lever action shotguns (the version that came out around 1929 or so, not the newer version built on the heavier 1895 action) and it has to be one of the slickest guns I've handled, killed a couple of squirrels with it so far, lots of fun to shoot. One of these days, I want an 1893 in either .32-40 or .38-55.

[@larryeddings3185]

Beautiful old classic Marlin.

[@hazcat640]

Beautiful gun. One thing about that dust cover, if you tend to creep up on the receiver, when you work that action you can poke yerself with it (don't ask me how I know).

[@markpalmer6760]

Great piece

[@TheSamplebridge]

i got a 93 carbine in .32 special about 10 years ago for 500$ at an auction. love this gun, havent had a chance to take a deer with it though.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Damn I hate .32

[@TheSamplebridge]

@TheAnnoyingBoss I like it. It's just a bigger bore 30-30. Thing that sucks is finding ammo. I got a reloading press, so I can get the dies and press 30-30 brass to .32 caliber

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

@@TheSamplebridge yeah for me its nice to be able to get ammo. A lever gun chambered in 30-30 45-70 .357 or .44mag is like a good standard for the genre its like glocks with 9mm or ar15s and 5.56. Sire theres glocks in mamy cartridhes but most of the glocks are in 9mm. 9mm is a good bullet. Its cool that i can go to almost any ammo store and if they stocked up theres good shot they got at least a box of the remington 30-30 at least i mean its better than nothin. Theres a lot of boxes of 30 floating around in the world. I have choice

[@davidconroe1957]

I have this same gun but with a fold up peep site. This was my grandfather's gun that he hunted with his entire life. On top of the barrel it says " Special Smokeless Steel". I used to hunt with it 30 years ago but now it hangs on my wall.

[@jerrymont2595]

I wish I could afford and find one. It looks solid and ready to be loaded to shoot as far as one can see...

[@cwpetersonschannelofthings7785]

I have one of these models in the full rifle length, chambered in .32 Win Special. The old girl is still shooting strong and I love the way the rifle shoulders and the slender English-Style wrist of the stock - something modern stocks really seem to lack. The rifle has a great history as she was purchased by my wife's great-grandfather who was a U.S. Marshall in the early 1900's and has been continually used and passed down since then. I look forward to handing it down to one of our sons when the time comes.

[@Cautionary_Tale_Harris]

I was just a young boy when this model was released.

[@lsimpson50]

Really? It was introduced in 1893.

[@Cautionary_Tale_Harris]

@@lsimpson50 Right you are. That's how it got the name Marlin *1893* Saw it for the first time at _H.D.Wainwright's Dry Goods and Rexall_ down in Columbia, Alabama but at $13.95 my old pappy said we didn't need it. (He had an old Henry 1860 he said his own daddy had "found up North" if you know what I mean... 😉 ) The Marlin was a pretty little rifle but to be honest, when Winchester came out with that 30-30 cartridge in '95 I wanted it BAD! Smokeless powder? What a fascinating modern development from a scientific age. Daddy ordered the rifle for me from the Sears & Roebuck catalog a couple years later and gave it to me for Christmas. (I even took that shooter to Cuba with me in '98, but I don't think any of us ever fired a single round.) Man, talk about memories!

[@matticusbond3975]

👍💎 hope you are still kickin. Just picked up a Model 93 from year 1898! Awesome

[@justinweaver8787]

Very nice thank you sir for sharing your personal firearm.

[@ezrabrooks12]

BEAUTIFUL OLD RIFLE!!!!!!

[@alanedgmon8371]

I love my old 1893 great rifle

[@AndresPierry]

Beautiful carbine! I own a Marlin model 94 carbine chambered in 44-40, manufactured in 190x, which belonged to my grandfather. Haven’t fired yet, but looking forward to...

[@ATHikers]

I have a Marlin 1893 chambered in 38-55 that I purchased in Park City, Utah in the 90's. I have never shot this weapon and I'm finally taking it to a gunsmith to be cleaned and inspected. I wish everyone reading this could see this weapon and how beautiful and like new it is. From what I have read it is unsafe to fire any current day 38-55 ammo in it as the loads will be too powerful and could cause serious injury. Firing the vintage older ammo is said to be safe. I will know more when I talk to the gunsmith.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

A handload

[@bosse641]

Very nice rifle.

[@kylevantassel7259]

Ya know , you could close your eyes and have someone place one of these in your hands and you would know exactly the era. These old guns just feel like craftsmanship at its finest.. Of course the later ones have nothing wrong with them per se but the all of the old Rifles have a persons imprint on them that cared about what he was doing. It makes you proud to just handle one that we did this . It can almost make you forget all of the import garbage in our system today and how our standards of quality have dropped...

[@MainePredator]

That is a beautiful old gun ! I have a nice old model 36-A and it is drilled and tapped for a scope . I don't believe it came from the factory like that , am I correct on that ? It was manufactured in 1936-37 .

[@alswann2702]

Beautiful.

[@GorillaCookies]

I have a 1893 Marlin lever action carbine that my great great grandfather bought brand new in 1899. I have a few lever guns including a Winchester 1894 and my Marlin 1893 is by far my favorite. Its smoother and as accurate as anyone could ask for. Its chambered in .30 30 which isnt as powerful as my Marlin .45-70 of course but a whole bunch easier on my 50 year old body to shoot .

[@mick2397]

BEAUTIFUL

[@aeron-mw7ofs]

Nice bit of kit 👍

[@brownells]

Absolutely.

[@64samsky]

Sweet!

[@chipsterb4946]

I would’ve liked to see you open the action, get an idea of how it locked up etc. Bewdy rifle!

[@mikebilberry8717]

Ruger need to make the 93 . I love Marlin 93's

[@DawsonTyson]

I kind of like the look of this model over my 336.

[@oscardavis7796]

I have one in 38 - 55 , and still haven't shot it yet.

[@davidlotti5407]

I have a 93 Marlin carbine in 30-30 . It’s a project gun it was missing the butt stock an fore end the barrel band an butt plate . I have acquired all the missing parts but it’s a challenge to get that tight Marlin fit . It’s takes patience an time to get the wood fitted to the receiver an the butt stock an the butt plate . I wonder just how Marlin accomplished this!!,!

[@evansmith2279]

I’m at a B&B as I write this with an 1893 in 30-30 on the wall in front of me. The s/n makes it’s date of manufacture 1902, however it’s a carbine too but it’s barrel is much shorter than yours. It protrudes to the end of the mag tube, about 6” past the forend…

[@joshmeadows9565]

I’ve got a 1893 bought new by my great grandfather in 32-40 which will be handed down like it was to me

[@marcuschauvin7039]

Ooooo.... pretty!

[@becharr08]

Is it possible to use Kalashnikov bullets on the Marlin rifle?

[@WasatchGarandMan]

I really wish Ruger Marlin would bring the 1893 back. I'm not a huge fan of Marlins in general but the 93 is a fantastic looking gun

[@brownells]

Indeed!

[@melgrist3466]

What tang sight can go on that gun without drilling? My son has the same gun and I'm having trouble finding the right tang.

[@martincarreonromero114]

I have one of this. were can I see the caliber of mine?

[@randy9046]

will it shoot?

[@johndale3709]

Have an 1893 Carbine 30-30 circa 1906 by serial number. It's in 90% condition best I can tell. Can you assist me with rough value.

[@jeffearl2591]

Shot my first buck with my great grandad's 1893 marlin and the bullet killed the buck but brass stayed in barrel . How do I extract it lever and slid are locked up

[@amandaanderson6470]

I was born 1983

[@usnchief1339]

I joined the Navy in 1983. What a wonderful year!

[@Mr.Big-Gunz]

I have one of the old original model 94 marlins chambered in 32-20,, it has an octagon barrel & metal butplate,it also has a silver blade rocky mt. Type front sight,, is this the correct front sight for this rifle..???,, it has a buckhorn rear blade sight...anyone please answer...?????

[@James-ki6xi]

Steve, what shells aresafe to shoot thru my 1893? 38-55 manufactured in 1893. Before smokeless powder. Maybe cowboy loads? Thankyou

[@usnchief1339]

Cowboy loads are safe as well as most off the shelf loads, unless stated on the box. For liability and safety reasons, manufactures will load to blackpowder pressures.

[@EvoraCardTrading]

I have the same rifle that my Grandfather gave me but I can’t seem to find anything on the SN# C347. “Capital C”. It’s a 30-30 as well. Can anyone help with more information.

[@brooklin.jade1]

how do you know if it’s a carbine

[@usnchief1339]

Short barrel from 18-20 inches, the buttplate is normally a curved one like the one in the video and the fore stock has a barrel band.

[@tripleSs7]

Are you guys planning to make a fold ar18?

[@brownells]

You can currently build one with us!

[@CommonCentrist82]

Anyone know that value? My mom bought one of these for my father, but he passed in 2019. My mother wants to sell it. I'm pretty sure my father's is pre 20th century, it has a round barrel and a saddle ring on the stock. It's in good condition too.

[@isckq4352]

I have one old Marlyn safety of grandfather I accept thebest offer$$

[@usnchief1339]

Wish they would make run of 100% identical reproductions. The new guns just don't have the right artistic lines the old rifles had.

[@kylegoldston]

You should at least work the action, it might not mean anything to you but as a viewer.. You need to take some notes from "forgotten weapons" , this is just click bait, and showing off your personal collection. How many people would be interested in the mechanics of loading and cycling that action? I'll never own a rifle like that for practical reasons in terms of costs vs rewards but I would like to see a couple dummy rounds or snap caps cycled through it. Garbage content really, in a series, so many wasted opportunities

[@donsaive2991]

Kyle did someone force you to watch the video? You seem to be really familiar with garbage, just like your comment.

[@kylegoldston]

@@donsaive2991 No, it's just a kinda wasted opportunity. It's like if someone showed me the rifle and didn't hand it to me, if you've ever had that experience.

[@kylegoldston]

@Jeff Jeff , Megan McCain, that's why.