Original Rare U.S. Antique Marlin Ballard Patent .22cal Target Rifle with Peep Sight & Figured Stocks - Serial 3130 - Pre-1883 German Antique Guns Internal lining is marked:

Internal lining is marked:

88 in German blackface type and also has serial number 5818 / S on the barrel and receiver

There is a fuller that runs nearly all the way to the tip

The front sight is intact

Having a father much older than everyone else's was difficult at times

Original Rare U.S. Antique Marlin Ballard Patent .22cal Target Rifle with Peep Sight & Figured Stocks - Serial 3130 - Pre-1883 German Antique Guns Internal lining is marked:Original Item: One of a Kind. This has to be seen and handled to be justly appreciated. It is in really excellent condition, and comes fully Factory engraved with Deer and Buffalo Bison featured on either side of the frame. It bears serial number 3130 on the bottom front of the receiver, indicating manufacture before 1883, which is when Marlin records start. The HEAVY Octagonal barrel is 28" in length, and with the . 22cal rimfire ammunition, probably