1894c serial #?

billy · 05-23-2007, 11:35 AM

where is the serial # on the 1894c? i need to know if i will be defacing it when i mount a tang sight on it. i wont buy one if i cant put a tang sight on it. thanks guys!

Mooseman684 · 05-23-2007, 01:21 PM

My 1895 has the serial # on the upper tang...
Rich

billy · 05-23-2007, 02:10 PM

thats too bad i can get one for $400 the cowboy has the # on the side $650+! oh well no sale $250 extra for the serial # in a different place. i dont care if it has an octagon bbl. or not!

Mooseman684 · 05-23-2007, 02:13 PM

You could take it to a gunsmith and have the numbers re-stamped on the lower tang....
Rich

29er savoy · 05-24-2007, 12:09 AM

midway sells the lyman#2 tang sight for the marlin 1894 that comes with a special adapter that allows mounting on the tang without damaging the serial # $74.99.

billy · 05-24-2007, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 29er savoy

midway sells the lyman#2 tang sight for the marlin 1894 that comes with a special adapter that allows mounting on the tang without damaging the serial # $74.99.

THANK YOU !you dont know how badly i wanted to hear something like that!

05-23-2007, 11:35 AM	#1
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 14,261 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 154	1894c serial #? where is the serial # on the 1894c? i need to know if i will be defacing it when i mount a tang sight on it. i wont buy one if i cant put a tang sight on it. thanks guys! __________________ "I would never die for my beliefs because what if I'm wrong?"- Bertrand Russell

05-23-2007, 02:10 PM	#3
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 14,261 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 154	thats too bad i can get one for $400 the cowboy has the # on the side $650+! oh well no sale $250 extra for the serial # in a different place. i dont care if it has an octagon bbl. or not! __________________ "I would never die for my beliefs because what if I'm wrong?"- Bertrand Russell

05-23-2007, 02:13 PM	#4
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 10,529 Images: 2	You could take it to a gunsmith and have the numbers re-stamped on the lower tang.... Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

05-23-2007, 01:21 PM	#2
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 10,529 Images: 2	My 1895 has the serial # on the upper tang... Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

05-24-2007, 12:09 AM	#5
29er savoy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 175	midway sells the lyman#2 tang sight for the marlin 1894 that comes with a special adapter that allows mounting on the tang without damaging the serial # $74.99.