Depression era 22

flycaster304 · 05-27-2007, 11:57 AM

Hey all,
I found this forum while looking for information about a rifle that I would like to find. I was impressed with this site and decided to join so I could contribute to the forums and learn from all of you.

What I am searching for is a Marlin .22 bolt action single shot rifle made during the depression. The original cost of the rifle at time of manufacture was $5, it has a brass blade front site. I remember seeing the rifle on a tv show years ago and for the life of me I cannot remember the model number. My understanding is that Marlin made the cheap rifle to enable people to hunt for food cheaply during the depression. Any information on this rifle would be extremely helpful, I would really like to have this rifle in my small collection.

Thanx,
Paul

ArkansasHunter · 05-27-2007, 12:22 PM

flycaster304 WELCOME to GUN and GAME it shor is nice to have you a board and we want you to join in and have a good time.
I can't help you with your question, BUT soon as some of these notheads get woke up good they'll be around with some very inteligent answears.
And have a nice Holiday...A.H

dceptiv240 · 05-27-2007, 12:49 PM

hey, welcome to the forum.

and here you go

http://books.google.com/books?id=iRb3ioTApJ0C&pg=RA2-PA300&lpg=RA2-PA300&dq=1930's+marlin+22&source=web&ots=JJcJz2XoD _&sig=P5ba9I84I7iG_Yhi53f0ClyvOgw

this should be all you need and then some for your model #'s just keep reading till you find what you need! i think your would be the model 50

JoeLee · 05-27-2007, 12:51 PM

Being a bolt action does the Marlin Model10 bring back any remembrance?

Mooseman684 · 05-27-2007, 12:52 PM

Welcome to G&G...
If it was a Marlin SS .22 rifle it would have to be a Model 65 or 65E.
Mfg from 1932-1938.
Rich

flycaster304 · 05-28-2007, 09:50 AM

Thanks all for the help here. dceptiv the link you gave me got me on the right track. The model I am looking for looks darn close to the model 65, darn close. In fact I would confident that it was a model 65 except for the fact that the book lists the 65 as having a self cocking action and a chrome bead front sight. There doesn't seem to be a model 50 listed in the book at all. Internet searches at this point seem pretty hopeless but I will keep plugging on. Thanks once again for all the help, and I hope you all are having a great extended weekend.

Paul

dceptiv240 · 05-28-2007, 11:29 AM

page 301 of that pdf link shows some pics and tells of the marlin .22 model 50.
april 1932 listed for $14, but it's an autoloading so i was wrong on the bolt action anyway.

DANA · 05-29-2007, 12:38 PM

Check out the Mod 100. Right time period and you pull back the bolt to cock it.

DANA

JoeLee · 05-29-2007, 01:11 PM

DANA,May be right about the 100.
Marlin & Glenfield*|*100*|*e-GunParts.com

Mooseman684 · 05-29-2007, 01:53 PM

The model 100 was made starting in 1936, which would be late in the depression years, and 3 different models were made...The 100, the 100S, and the 100SB. Production of this model ceased in 1941...
Rich

flycaster304 · 05-29-2007, 03:40 PM

Hey thanks all for the help here. I am now just looking for pic or drawing of the 100 to get a positive id on this rifle. seems as if everything fits, date of manufacture and all.

JoeLee · 05-29-2007, 07:28 PM

[quote=Mooseman684;308209]The model 100 was made starting in 1936, which would be "late in the depression years".

Not what my Father told me.When the Japanese on 12/7/1941 bombed Perl Harbor that was the end of the Depression.

ezearln · 05-29-2007, 08:01 PM

More or less JoeLee, but according to my Grandfather in was jus one set of deprivations switched fer another!

ratskinner · 06-13-2007, 02:05 PM

The model 100 has a brass bead front sight. Pull back to cock. No safety.
Most accurate 22 you'll ever own. Bought one for 60.00 for my little boy and I wouldn't sell it for anything.

05-27-2007, 11:57 AM	#1
flycaster304 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 8	Depression era 22 Hey all, I found this forum while looking for information about a rifle that I would like to find. I was impressed with this site and decided to join so I could contribute to the forums and learn from all of you. What I am searching for is a Marlin .22 bolt action single shot rifle made during the depression. The original cost of the rifle at time of manufacture was $5, it has a brass blade front site. I remember seeing the rifle on a tv show years ago and for the life of me I cannot remember the model number. My understanding is that Marlin made the cheap rifle to enable people to hunt for food cheaply during the depression. Any information on this rifle would be extremely helpful, I would really like to have this rifle in my small collection. Thanx, Paul

05-27-2007, 12:22 PM	#2
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,678	flycaster304 WELCOME to GUN and GAME it shor is nice to have you a board and we want you to join in and have a good time. I can't help you with your question, BUT soon as some of these notheads get woke up good they'll be around with some very inteligent answears. And have a nice Holiday...A.H Last edited by ArkansasHunter; 05-27-2007 at 01:34 PM.

05-27-2007, 12:49 PM	#3
dceptiv240 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: south ALABAMA Posts: 260	hey, welcome to the forum. and here you go http://books.google.com/books?id=iRb3ioTApJ0C&pg=RA2-PA300&lpg=RA2-PA300&dq=1930's+marlin+22&source=web&ots=JJcJz2XoD _&sig=P5ba9I84I7iG_Yhi53f0ClyvOgw this should be all you need and then some for your model #'s just keep reading till you find what you need! i think your would be the model 50 __________________ ________[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Ruger Redhawk .44 mag w/Simmons 2-6x32 "FREEDOM SHOULD APPLY TO EVERYTHING, AND EVERYONE!" Last edited by dceptiv240; 05-27-2007 at 12:53 PM.

05-27-2007, 12:52 PM	#5
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,632 Images: 2	Welcome to G&G... If it was a Marlin SS .22 rifle it would have to be a Model 65 or 65E. Mfg from 1932-1938. Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

05-28-2007, 11:29 AM	#7
dceptiv240 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: south ALABAMA Posts: 260	page 301 of that pdf link shows some pics and tells of the marlin .22 model 50. april 1932 listed for $14, but it's an autoloading so i was wrong on the bolt action anyway. __________________ ________[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Ruger Redhawk .44 mag w/Simmons 2-6x32 "FREEDOM SHOULD APPLY TO EVERYTHING, AND EVERYONE!"

05-27-2007, 12:51 PM	#4
JoeLee Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North New York State. Posts: 1,241	Being a bolt action does the Marlin Model10 bring back any remembrance?

05-28-2007, 09:50 AM	#6
flycaster304 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 8	Thanks all for the help here. dceptiv the link you gave me got me on the right track. The model I am looking for looks darn close to the model 65, darn close. In fact I would confident that it was a model 65 except for the fact that the book lists the 65 as having a self cocking action and a chrome bead front sight. There doesn't seem to be a model 50 listed in the book at all. Internet searches at this point seem pretty hopeless but I will keep plugging on. Thanks once again for all the help, and I hope you all are having a great extended weekend. Paul

05-29-2007, 12:38 PM	#8
DANA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: WAITSFIELD VERMONT Posts: 1,595	Check out the Mod 100. Right time period and you pull back the bolt to cock it. DANA

05-29-2007, 01:11 PM	#9
JoeLee Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North New York State. Posts: 1,241	DANA,May be right about the 100. Marlin & Glenfield\|100\|e-GunParts.com Last edited by JoeLee; 05-29-2007 at 01:30 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

05-29-2007, 01:53 PM	#10
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,632 Images: 2	The model 100 was made starting in 1936, which would be late in the depression years, and 3 different models were made...The 100, the 100S, and the 100SB. Production of this model ceased in 1941... Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

05-29-2007, 03:40 PM	#11
flycaster304 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 8	Hey thanks all for the help here. I am now just looking for pic or drawing of the 100 to get a positive id on this rifle. seems as if everything fits, date of manufacture and all.

05-29-2007, 07:28 PM	#12
JoeLee Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North New York State. Posts: 1,241	[quote=Mooseman684;308209]The model 100 was made starting in 1936, which would be "late in the depression years". Not what my Father told me.When the Japanese on 12/7/1941 bombed Perl Harbor that was the end of the Depression.

05-29-2007, 08:01 PM	#13
ezearln Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 3,175	More or less JoeLee, but according to my Grandfather in was jus one set of deprivations switched fer another! __________________ "You can have my Freedom when I'm done with it!"

06-13-2007, 02:05 PM	#14
ratskinner Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 18	The model 100 has a brass bead front sight. Pull back to cock. No safety. Most accurate 22 you'll ever own. Bought one for 60.00 for my little boy and I wouldn't sell it for anything.