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Make: Marlin Firearms Co.
Model: No. 25
Serial Number: 4335
Year of Manufacture: 1909-1910
Caliber: .22 Short or CB Caps
Action Type: Pump-Action, Fed by Magazine Tube
Barrel Length: 23” Round
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a blade dovetailed to the barrel. The rear sight is a fixed “U”-notch dovetailed to the barrel.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The stocks are two-piece walnut with a grooved slide handle, straight grip, straight comb, and steel buttplate. The LOP measures 12 3/4” from the front of the trigger to the rear of the buttplate. The buttstock has been sanded and refinished. The buttstock’s fit to the buttplate and both tangs are “shy”. There are compressions on the slide handle along with a few shallow nicks. There is a tiny mark on the right side of the buttstock, but other than that there is no notable wear. The buttplate has scattered nicks, dings, and scratches, and has taken a deep patina with minor erosion at the heel and toe. Overall, the stocks rate in Fair Condition as Refinished.
Type of Finish: Blued, None Left
Finish Originality: Original, None Left
Bore Condition: The bore is dark with erosion throughout. The rifling is very worn to the point that it's nearly non-existent. In this writer’s opinion, the bore rates 1/10.
Overall condition: This rifle retains about none of its finish. It shows general operation wear, finish loss throughout all parts, and mottled patina. The right side of the receiver has a number of dings and nicks, and the left side of the receiver has heavy tool marks around the lifter pin. The screw heads range from tool marked to marred, all of the slots are still serviceable however. The pins are unmarred except for the lifter pin. The markings are clear. Overall, this rifle rates in Poor to Fair Condition (See Mechanics).
Mechanics: The lifter was installed improperly and is semi-loose. The cam does not engage the lifter properly. The slide and bolt rack back properly but then the action jams and won’t slide forward. Otherwise, the trigger and hammer function properly.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: None
Our Assessment: The Marlin No. 25 pump action rifle was only produced between 1909-10, and specifically chambered for .22 Short & CB caps, ideal for low-noise shooting and small-game hunting. This model was manufactured before the introduction of high-speed ammunition, so firing anything surpassing 1,100 fps would damage the bolt. .22 CB rounds, which travel at approximately 700 fps, are ideal, and so quiet that you might not even realize you're firing the gun.
This Marlin Firearms Co. No. 25 .22 Short or CB Caps Slide Action Rifle was made in 1909-1910 and is in Poor to Fair Condition. It features a 23” barrel, none of its original blued finish, two-piece walnut stocks (the buttstock has been sanded and refinished), and a dark bore with rifling worn to the point that it’s nearly non-existent (and with erosion throughout). The lifter was installed improperly and is semi-loose. The cam does not engage the lifter properly. The slide and bolt rack back properly but then the action jams and won’t slide forward. Otherwise, the trigger and hammer function properly. With some tender love and care, this would still make for a fun little critter gun, plinker, or addition to a slide action collection.