What kind of products does Marlin Firearms sell, and how long have they been in business?
John M. Marlin was born in Connecticut in 1836, and served his apprenticeship as a tool and die maker. During the Civil War, he worked at the Colt plant in Hartford, and in 1870 hung out his sign on State Street, New Haven, manufacturing his own line of revolvers and derringers. The outstanding team of inventors he was able to attract developed breakthrough and enduring models, such as Models 1891 and 1893. Today known as Models 39 and 336 respectively, they are the oldest shoulder arm designs in the world still being produced. The lever action 22 repeater (now Model 39) even became the favorite of many exhibition shooters, including the great Annie Oakley. When John Marlin died in 1901, his two sons took over the business and began a diversification program. In 1915, during World War I, a New York syndicate bought the company and renamed it the Marlin Rockwell Corporation. Marlin became one of the largest machine gun producers in the world for the US and its Allies. After the War, the
Marlin Firearms The Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut manufactures Marlin Rifles. Over the company’s 130+ years of firearms production, it has been best known for its manufacture of high power, center fire, lever action, and .22 caliber rimfire rifles, as well as shotguns, derringers and revolvers. It is the owner of the firearm manufacturer H & R Firearms, and as of 2008 is owned by Remington Arms Company. Products Major models of Marlin rifles include: Marlin Model 1889 repeating rifle (featuring the ‘Marlin Safety’, the first side-ejecting cartridge mechanism) Marlin Model 1893, lever action repeater, precursor of the Model 36 and 336 Marlin Model 1895 Military Repeater Marlin Model 1897, lever action repeater, precursor of the Model 39 and 39A Marlin Model 25, a .22 Short, .22 Long, and .22 Long Rifle bolt-action rifle Marlin Model 39A, lever action repeater, the longest continuously produced rifle in the world Marlin Levermatic, an innovative short-throw lever ac
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