Marlin 30-30 value and date check please.

[klover]

In the pawn shop is a very slightly rusted, slightly used, excellent bored, good wood, round bolt, JM marked rifle with the number G33774.

They want $300 for it.

Thanks very much.

 

[Tomcat47]

I think it is a 1950 era rifle if it is a 336....Marlin S/N's are not as straight forward as Winchester. G should be 1950!

And that is about average pricing on the rifle! I would buy it, but I buy a lot of them from $275 - $375 price range depending on condition and extras etc.

Your particular specimen as described, I would probably offer $275 knowing I would pay the $300....He will probably meet in the middle at the least.

 

[Sport45]

G would put the date of manufacture at 1949.

$300 may be a fair price depending on how "slightly" it's rusted.

 

[Tomcat47]

There are conflicting date charts with these rifle's , but I will go with sport.....I stand corrected 1949.....

2 charts say 1950 for 336 (one being wikipedia)...

And I looked through and found 2 other charts with 1949......

Here is one:
http://www.wisnersinc.com/additional_info/marlindatecode.htm

And this one says 1950 as well ..... http://oldguns.net/sn_php/marlinlookup.php

Can not locate my Marlin Firearms History book....? I think my brother swiped it......argh!

Sport45 where did you get your date codes? If you dont mind me asking...

 

[jmr40]

http://oldguns.net/sn_php/marlinlookup.php

According to this website, 1950.

On "most" Marlins made 1972 and later you subtract the 1st 2 digits of the SN from 100 to get the DOM. For example if the first 2 are 25 the gun was made in 1975.

On some special limited runs and early 1985's and posssible a few others that code does not work.

 

[Abel]

It should be a waffle top 336. That means its got a bunch of squiggly lines on top of the receiver to kill glare, where as after 1953 Marlin just used dull bluing. The pre-1954 336 did not come drilled and tapped from the factory, so if yours is still undrilled it makes it more of a great find...especially for $300. I have seen waffle-top 336's go as high as $500 if they aren't drilled on and rusty.

 

[Sport45]

Sport45 where did you get your date codes?

I also visit the marlin owners forum. They have the charts over there.

 

[ChefJeff1]

I read that my F model is from 1949.
marlinowners is a great site.