Original U.S. Marlin Model 1889 New Safety .44-40 Repeating Rifle with 24" Octagonal Barrel made in 1891 - Serial 56214 Military Art and some of these cracks

and some of these cracks are still faintly visible on the surface

Deluxe blued finish

Years of Manufacture: Made 1863-1888

The hilt mounts are in very nice condition with a lovely lightly oxidized patina

further legitimizing this knife) and a later version leather sheath

Original U.S. Marlin Model 1889 New Safety .44-40 Repeating Rifle with 24" Octagonal Barrel made in 1891 - Serial 56214 Military Art and some of these cracksOriginal Item: Only One Available. World renowned sharpshooters Annie Oakley, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, and Frank C. Miller, crack shot of the Irwin Bros. Cheyenne Frontier Days Wild West Show, often shot with Marlin rifles in their exhibitions. "I gave as high as 15 exhibitions a day, shooting under all conditions, rain, wind, night, in parades in the streets," Miller said in a 1915 interview. "And late last fall, I used some of the guns on