Marlin 39-A value

[marksman13]

I've got a chance to pick up a Marlin 39-A from a local pawn shop. According to the serial number, the gun was built in 1969. The gun is in immaculate condition. It does not have the straight grip. He's asking $600 out the door. I know that isn't a lot to go on, but does that price sound outrageous to anybody?

 

[<*(((><]

Seems fair to me if it’s in really good shape. I paid $600 for my win 9422 a few years back and I thought given the really good shape it was in a steal.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I just just bought one that is 99%. The only way to say it was used is by the blue worn off the sides of the hammer and pivot area on the lever from it being cocked. I paid $525.

 

[marksman13]

This one has very light wear on the hammer, but it is in great shape.

 

[tubeshooter]

A model 39A of that vintage would not have the safety or rebounding hammer, which are both nods in the gun's favor to many enthusiasts.

Also, the gun is no longer a standard catalog production item, but rather something you must now get from their "custom shop" if you want one new. Check out the MSRP they are suggesting for that and prepare to be astounded.



Considering those two things... $600 OTD doesn't sound too bad nowadays if you truly want one. Would have been high a few years ago - but things change.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I have been watching them at local gunshows for a while. A nice one is nearly always $600+.

 

[Bushpilot]

Great rifle.. Good model year... Based on the description, a reasonable price...

It does not have the straight grip.

I have both and find the curved grip a little more comfortable than the straight, but that's just my personal preference...

 

[George Dickel]

I've been watching 39A rifles on Gun Broker and that price is right where most are selling at of that vintage that are in decent condition but the really clean ones go for more. Then add in the shipping and FFL costs to process it, and that $600 out the door price is very reasonable. On Gun Broker there have been rifles that look like they were dragged behind a truck for 10 miles on a gravel road go for $450 plus the shipping and FFL fees. I bought one 2 years ago made in the late 80's with a bit of moisture damage to the stock's finish, the metal was excellent and I gave $500 for it from a private seller. Because Marlin is not making them now, other than the expensive custom shop guns, the prices will continue to rise.

 

[jmorris]

“Collectors” drive prices up over where things might normally be valued. Why people collect some things and not others is anyone’s guess.

It’s not just because something is rare, as I bet there are more ‘63-‘67 corvettes around today than ‘71-‘80 pintos but the vetts would still bring more money.

“What’s it’s worth” is what someone will pay for it and you never get more for something than you ask for it.

I have seen 39’s sell for more than $600 but the more that is asked for them, the longer it takes to sell them.

 

[marksman13]

Got some pictures this morning. It really is in great shape for a 49 year old rifle made of blued steel and wood.

 

[chicharrones]

I hope you took that Marlin home!

 

[MachIVshooter]

39As have always been prized. They're not knock-around .22s like most of the bolt and semi auto guns of then and now, and the price reflects what they are.

I paid $475 for a minty 39A "Golden" back in 2006.

 

[DPris]

The current Marlin Custom Shop 39s are, just FYI, built from a small stock of older parts left after regular production was halted.

Marlin is not producing them in terms of continuing production, and what you get for that large price is a hand-built rifle.

There's internal talk at Marlin about trying to put the 39s back into regular production, but IF it comes about, it'd be a 2-year program.
Denis

 

[marksman13]

I hope you took that Marlin home!

It's got my name on it. Law says it has to wait another 13 days before it can legally be sold from the pawn shop.