Marlin 410

[Retired W4]

Hard to find? You bet. This is not my usual prey but I could not resist. Made for Marlin stockholders from 1929-1932. This one is from~1932 I believe. The choke measures modified. I haven't shot it yet but it feeds and ejects like a dream. I've never seen one before and none of my friends have either. All original, including the butt plate. Saw one up for auction, at insane price, with replaced butt plate. Enjoy.

 

[Rpg]

How cool is that?

I’ve never heard of it or seen one.

This forum is sometimes like a graduate school about guns!

 

[Miracle Man]

Awesome find !

Don't think I've ever heard of one either.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Savage 99 could be had with a 410 barrel also. It was only 1 or 2 shot.

Ivan

 

[dwh]

What a great find! A rare bird indeed. Imagine it’s the Great Depression and to get an infusion of cash you come up with these little beauties. How the gun industry made thru those years is amazing.

 

[smitholdtimer]

Marlin Lever Action 410 Shotgun

I read the responses to your post and wanted to add that Henry makes a lever action 410 Shotgun in addition to a smooth bore ,22 caliber.
Like you Retired W4 I feel very fortunate to have found a Marlin 410 a couple years ago, don't remember what date it was made but I do appreciate having it. Unique for sure!

 

[gmiller0737]

Long ago A Friend had one in Pristine Condition Not sure where it went after He passed,Another Marlin Stock Holder Gun was the Model 47 .22 Pump I do have one of those

 

[sipowicz]

I got one from a 1929 stockholder. Unfortunately it doesn’t shoot as it didn’t survive the 37 floor jump.

 

[Retired W4]

I got one from a 1929 stockholder. Unfortunately it doesn’t shoot as it didn’t survive the 37 floor jump.

It's too bad he had it with him on the base jump.

But seriously, the reason I believe it was at the end of the run of approximately 7500 is the serial number is 7009. I plan on taking itr to the hunting club to shoot it. My concern is the ammo I have; modern 2 1/2" Win Super-X, 1275 FPS (#6). Might that be a little strong for the old gun? I ask because I really don't know.

 

[cndrdk]

My concern is the ammo I have; modern 2 1/2" Win Super-X, 1275 FPS (#6). Might that be a little strong for the old gun? I ask because I really don't know.

Don't know for sure about the ammo, but I believe it would be OK.
I had a Marlin Model 90 20 gauge made around the same time. Shot modern ammo out of it and never a problem.
Maybe a lot of you are familiar with the Marlin 90, but I wasn't and haven't seen but a few. The Model 90 is an over/under shotgun. Had one in 20 gauge back in the 80's and it was sweet. Had it for 15 years and someone wanted it more than I did and I traded it off.

 

[2152hq]

Those Marlin 410 lever actions were offered as a regular item for sale to the public.
Came out in 1929 and went away in '32 or '33.

2 different bbl lengths 22 and 26,,or maybe it's 24 & 26??
They did make a Deluxe model, Checkered stocks. The forend did not have the finger grooves on the DeLuxe that the regular edition has. The forend was checkered through that area.

Chambered for 2 1/2" .410 shells. Will function with 2" shells as well if you happen to have some still lying around.

These use the Model 1893 rifle action with some modifications to allow the .410 shell to function through.
But the lock-up is still from the rifle action.
The 1893 rifle still handles modern 30-30 ammo at around 43,000 psi
The modern .410 ammo peaks at around 12,500 / 13,000 psi

These were offered as a gift for buying for buying 4 shares of Marlin stock at $25/share.
This was a plan started in 1930.
Several guns were offered that could be your choice.
The 410 Lever Action
Several Pump .22's
Several of the Hammerless pump shotguns
Model 39 L/A'
Model 50 .22 SemiAuto

The company did several promo offers in the early 30's to try and increase business.
A Trade-In Offer.
A Trial Basis/Return It if you don't like it for the Modl 50,,,and so on.

 

[Retired W4]

Very good. I figured Marlin likely offered them to the general public besides buyers of preferred stock. I'm glad to hear pressure level sound safe with modern ammo in it. Pretty sure barrel lengths were 22 and 26. Mine is the 26" variety.

Now to go shoot the baby.