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Bryant Ridge's AnalysisBilled as the oldest continuously manufactured rifle in the world, the Marlin 39 began life as John Marlin's Model 1891 (used by Annie Oakley), redesigned in 1897, then the Model 39 in 1922. The "39A" designation appeared in 1939. The "third variation" of the Model 39 series appeared in 1946, with three different variations with different features. The "redesigning" is generally considered so slight that the rifle is regarded as essentially the same article for over the la …