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***alleydude*** · 10-06-2009, 06:50 PM

Show us those 336's! Here is my wife's 336W.

***alleydude*** · 11-10-2009, 06:11 PM

My "new" 1953 Marlin 336sc chambered for 35 Rem.

Delbert · 11-10-2009, 09:29 PM

Very nice looking rifles ya have there Ken. You and your family are lucky folk to have such a nice collection. I noticed your Wife's rifle has the standard brush guard on the front sight. When did, and what models did they offer that? I don't own any lever actions, but it always seemed to be the normal for these type of guns---was that to not hang up in the rifle scabbar when saddle mounted? Also what was the purpose of a "saddle ring" for and did they only offer it on selected models?
Del

***alleydude*** · 11-11-2009, 08:03 PM

Delbert, though you might not know it from my collection of Marlins, and the fact that I own an operate a Firearms Price Guide, I am still a relative NOOB when it comes to guns. So...

(11-10-2009 09:29 PM)Delbert Wrote: Very nice looking rifles ya have there Ken. You and your family are lucky folk to have such a nice collection.

Thanks!

(11-10-2009 09:29 PM)Delbert Wrote: I noticed your Wife's rifle has the standard brush guard on the front sight. When did, and what models did they offer that? I don't own any lever actions, but it always seemed to be the normal for these type of guns---was that to not hang up in the rifle scabbar when saddle mounted?

I am guessing you're talking about that "ring" that goes around the from sight? The answer to your question is... I don't know.

(11-10-2009 09:29 PM)Delbert Wrote: Also what was the purpose of a "saddle ring" for and did they only offer it on selected models?
Del

And my noobie answer to this question is: "What's a Saddle Ring?" Sorry I am no help what-so-ever.

Delbert · 11-11-2009, 10:38 PM

And my noobie answer to this question is: "What's a Saddle Ring?" Sorry I am no help what-so-ever.
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From what I gather from seeing older lever actions, is that some of them had what was called a "saddle ring", and this ring was bolted onto the receiver area with a swivel mount. Whether it had anything to do with not losing rifle when most people rode horses and had saddles, I have no clue. Most guys with this ring just took a piece of leather (lacing) and threaded it through the ring and made a small tassle out of it. Looked cool, but served no function. However the ring really was there for a purpose, but I don't know what for. It's possible it was developed long before rifle slings were a standard product, and the ole farmer/fur trapper just looped a rope through the ring and around the barrel for throwing the rifle over one shoulder and neck and having rifle drape across the back, when it required 2 hands to do something. Just a thought.
As to the brush guard, it really did serve a purpose, but as to maybe being on certain models of lever actions, I don't know. What it was for, was for not only hanging up the rifle barrel on brush, branches,coming out of scarrab, it served the purpose of protecting the front sight, for those moments, if you dropped your rifle that it wouldn't mess up the sight(this was the most vulerable/easily bendable piece on the gun. Yes, the guard might come out all bent up and not usable again, but you could just slip off the guard and your sight would then be out in the open, but the gun would still be usable. At least as far as I know, this guard could be removed? It's also maybe why they designed the front sight differently to do away with this guard. Ken, check your models and see how thin-bladed the front sight is, that is covered with a guard, compared with a non-protected front sight and how much beefier it is to see what your assessment is.
Del