Original U.S. Marlin Model 1889 .38-40 Rifle Manufactured in 1891 Swedish Militaria but the safety wind vane

but the safety wind vane is replaced by a simple sliding releasing socket pulled back by the departure momentum

The side plate is in the traditional shape of an 18th century sea monster which gives reason to conclude that this pistol was made for a Royal Naval Officer of the time

On the left side of the brass pistol frame a sliding bar exposes the hidden powder pan for the second shot once the first one has been expended

ignition system (which has also been deactivated)

Original U.S. Marlin Model 1889 .38-40 Rifle Manufactured in 1891 Swedish Militaria but the safety wind vaneOriginal Item: Only One Available. World renowned sharpshooters Annie Oakley, a star of Buffalo Bills Wild West, and Frank C. Miller, crack shot of the Irwin Bros. Cheyenne Frontier Days Wild West Show, often shot with Marlin rifles in their exhibitions. I gave as high as 15 exhibitions a day, shooting under all conditions, rain, wind, night, in parades in the streets, Miller said in a 1915 interview. And late last fall, I used some of the guns on a