1957 Marlin 39A "Mountie"

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 1957 Marlin 39A "Mountie"

Posted: 1/6/2021 6:24:26 PM EDT

This 1957 20" Marlin 39A was hiding in the corner at my LGS. I traded a 1952 full sized (24") Marlin 39A for it. Someone had put a Lyman 66MC sight and rear sight blank on it.

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I've been looking for a "Mountie" but I have not seen one out in the wild for years.

Posted: 1/6/2021 6:29:29 PM EDT

[#1]

Nice. I have a 39D I bought used in '72. Same length as your "Mountie" but with a pistol grip stock. I always liked the straight stock like yours but never have seen one for sale in person.

Posted: 1/6/2021 11:33:51 PM EDT

[#2]

Sweet carbine. Whoever put that sight on it was a right thinking man

Posted: 1/7/2021 8:27:19 AM EDT

[#3]

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Sweet carbine. Whoever put that sight on it was a right thinking man

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Yes he was, he was into match rifles. The only thing I did was get shed of the aperture disk and replace it with one with a slightly larger iris hole.

Posted: 1/7/2021 10:44:43 AM EDT

[#4]

Nice rifle , mine is a 1958. But a Mountie is a 39M, not a 39A.
39A is the more common 24 " barrel, semi pistol grip stock and fat "guppy" fore arm.

Posted: 1/7/2021 9:43:27 PM EDT

[#5]

Hmm, mine is a 1959 vintage Mountie and it is marked "Marlin 39A Mountie" I dont believe they were marked "39M" until 1972: Are you sure of the date of your rifle?

https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4891990

Posted: 1/8/2021 4:26:10 PM EDT

[#6]

Beautiful. One of my grail guns right there.

Posted: 1/8/2021 5:32:47 PM EDT

[#7]

Nice. I have one just like it but I forget the year.

Posted: 1/10/2021 12:25:04 PM EDT

[#8]

My example just reads 39A.

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Posted: 1/10/2021 5:16:09 PM EDT

[#9]

I just looked at mine and I can't read it. I refinished it and between the sanding and the Duracoat, it's too faint to read.

Posted: 1/10/2021 7:12:53 PM EDT

[#10]

It's a standard Model 39-A rifle.

The hammer appears to not be cut for a scope extension, so it's probably a 50's model.

Posted: 1/18/2021 2:15:22 PM EDT

[#11]

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This 1957 20" Marlin 39A was hiding in the corner at my LGS. I traded a 1952 full sized (24") Marlin 39A for it. Someone had put a Lyman 66MC sight and rear sight blank on it.

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/88145/a_001__2__JPG-1766970.JPG

I've been looking for a "Mountie" but I have not seen one out in the wild for years.

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Beautiful. You did well, sir!

Posted: 1/18/2021 8:54:39 PM EDT

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Nice rifle , mine is a 1958. But a Mountie is a 39M, not a 39A.
39A is the more common 24 " barrel, semi pistol grip stock and fat "guppy" fore arm.
https://i.imgur.com/41D4Fp3h.jpg

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I’ve had a Mountie marked 39A and one marked 39M. They are out there.

Posted: 1/26/2021 7:25:52 PM EDT

[#13]

Here is a Mountie I have up my sleeve. According to the serial number it was made in 1973. Not really that old. It has a square lever which I like a lot more than the rounded lever for some reason. I bought this gun because it came my way, but have never really used it. It is a pretty crisp little carbine though. I'm not sure but I think the 39M version has a lighter barrel than the 39A version.

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 1957 Marlin 39A "Mountie"

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