TTAG recently reported an internet rumor that Marlin had stopped manufacturing lever guns. The storied gunmaker responded with a carefully worded press release. So carefully worded, in fact, that members of our Armed Intelligentsia reckoned Marlin was spinning the truth. We’ve just received word from an anonymous gun dealer that Marlin’s rep left a list of SKU’s (all lever actions, full list after the jump) that will “not be manufactured for the remainder of year.” According to our source, current orders for these guns will be filled. This development follows Freedom Group’s buyout, the shuttering of Marlin’s Connecticut factory and the transfer of lever gun production to Remington’s Ilion, New York, and Mayfield, Kentucky plants. Here’s hoping the move reflects ex-Home Depot and Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli’s commitment to fix Marlin’s recently tarnished rep for quality. Nothing more and nothing less. [UPDATE: Click here for “Marlin Stops Lever Rifle Production to “Maximize Capacity”]
| Model Number | Order Number | ||||||
| 338MX | 70492 | ||||||
| 338 MXLR | 70493 | ||||||
| 444 | 70540 | ||||||
| 1895G | 70462 | ||||||
| 1895CB | 70480 | ||||||
| 1895XLR | 70474 | ||||||
| 1894CB357 | 70440 | ||||||
| 1894CB44 | 70442 | ||||||
| 1894CB45 | 70444 | ||||||
| 1894CSS | 70428 | ||||||
| 1894SS | 70430 | ||||||
| 1894SBL | 70432 | ||||||
| 1894CSBL | 70433 |