Marlin Firearms Co., formerly of North Haven, Connecticut, was a manufacturer of high power, center fire, lever action, and .22 caliber rimfire rifles. In the past, the company made shotguns, derringers and revolvers. Marlin owned the firearm manufacturer H & R Firearms, and more recently was owned by Remington Arms, part of the Freedom Group.
Major models of Marlin rifles include:
Significant variations of many of these rifles have usually also ...
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Marlin Firearms Co., formerly of North Haven, Connecticut, was a manufacturer of high power, center fire, lever action, and .22 caliber rimfire rifles. In the past, the company made shotguns, derringers and revolvers. Marlin owned the firearm manufacturer H & R Firearms, and more recently was owned by Remington Arms, part of the Freedom Group.
Major models of Marlin rifles include:
Significant variations of many of these rifles have usually also been manufactured. For example, there are 6 distinctly different variations manufactured for the Marlin Model 60.
Marlin has been making lever action rifles since 1881, and in 2008, they produced their 30 millionth lever action rifle, which was donated to the National Rifle Association.
In 1953 Marlin Firearms was issued U.S. Patent 3,100,358 for what was named MicroGroove Rifling, which was a departure from the standard "Ballard," or cut rifling. One purpose of Microgroove rifling was to increase the speed of producing rifle barrels....
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