Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this incredible lever-action rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the Marlin 62 Levermatic!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Marlin
Model: 62 Levermatic
Serial: 3475
Date of Manufacture: 1966
Caliber: .256 Winchester Magnum
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 24" Micro grooved barrel
Optics/Sights: Hooded post front / Adjustable rear
Stock/Grips: Walnut pistol grip monte carlo stock
Action: Lever-Action
Markings: JM stamped
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Model: 62 Levermatic
Serial: 3475
Date of Manufacture: 1966
Caliber: .256 Winchester Magnum
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 24" Micro grooved barrel
Optics/Sights: Hooded post front / Adjustable rear
Stock/Grips: Walnut pistol grip monte carlo stock
Action: Lever-Action
Markings: JM stamped
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Marlin Firearms Company has been known since 1881 for their line of traditionally-styled lever action rifles. All Marlins lever guns made today look very much like the rifles that the company made in its earliest days. They have a certain characteristic look about them. They have outside hammers, finger levers that move about 90 degrees to operate the action, and have tubular magazines.However, for a relatively short time in the late 1950s and 1960s, Marlin made lever-action rifles that were very different from the traditional pattern.
With a speed of operation between the traditional lever action and the semi-automatic, these interesting guns were called the “Levermatic” rifles. The levermatic story actually began around 1950 with the Kessler Arms Company of Silver Creek, NY. The Kessler Company made inexpensive bolt-action shotguns which were sold under many names. The Kessler company only remained in bussiness for about three years, but during that time, made over three-quarters of a million shotguns. Toward the end of its existence, the Kessler firm introduced a lever-action shotgun, called the Kessler “Lever-Matic.”
The Lever-Matic gun was unique among lever-action firearms in that it required a very short stroke of the lever to operate the action. A mechanism with a special accelerator lever allowed this. When the company went bankrupt, Numrich Arms Company of West Hurley, NY, bought all the remaining Kessler guns and parts. They had occasion to contact Marlin, and supplied complete guns and parts for study.The first Levermatic was the Model 56. Introduced in 1955, it was a .22-caliber rifle with a 7-shot box (“clip”) magazine. The new .22 provided a lower-priced alternative to the traditional Marlin Model 39 lever-action .22 rifle. However, the new Levermatic design had advantages of its own.
The Model 56 had a one-piece stock, and was bedded into the stock with two bolts. The system was a good one for accuracy, and the new Marlin 56 quickly developed a reputation for excellent accuracy. It was furnished with traditional open sights, but to bring out the inherent accuracy, the Model 56 was drilled and tapped for both receiver sights and scope mounts. The basic Levermatic action was a strong one, and in 1963, Marlin decided to bring out a centerfire version of the Levermatic.
This became the Marlin Model 62. With the centerfire Model 62, Marlin returned to the use of box magazines. In the first catalog listing, the calibers to be offered were .357 Magnum, .256 Winchester Magnum and .22 Remington Jet. (The .256 and .22 Jet were both necked-down versions of the .357.) Subsequent catalogs listed the .256 and the .22 Jet only. In fact, though, only the .256 Winchester Magnum version was actually produced, and the Marlin Model 62 was the first rifle ever to be produced in that caliber.
In some places, the Model 62 is often listed as having been available in .256 and .22 Jet, but the .22 Jet rifles were never made.However, in 1966, a new caliber was added to the Levermatic line. The .30 Carbine cartridge had become very popular after World War II, but was available in little else beside surplus M1 Carbines. The .30 Carbine chambering was offered in the Model 62, which gave shooters a choice of a fast-operating, accurate rifle suitable for scope mounting.The Model 62, in both calibers, was discontinued in 1969. The total production was 15,714 guns.
The Lever-Matic gun was unique among lever-action firearms in that it required a very short stroke of the lever to operate the action. A mechanism with a special accelerator lever allowed this. When the company went bankrupt, Numrich Arms Company of West Hurley, NY, bought all the remaining Kessler guns and parts. They had occasion to contact Marlin, and supplied complete guns and parts for study.The first Levermatic was the Model 56. Introduced in 1955, it was a .22-caliber rifle with a 7-shot box (“clip”) magazine. The new .22 provided a lower-priced alternative to the traditional Marlin Model 39 lever-action .22 rifle. However, the new Levermatic design had advantages of its own.
The Model 56 had a one-piece stock, and was bedded into the stock with two bolts. The system was a good one for accuracy, and the new Marlin 56 quickly developed a reputation for excellent accuracy. It was furnished with traditional open sights, but to bring out the inherent accuracy, the Model 56 was drilled and tapped for both receiver sights and scope mounts. The basic Levermatic action was a strong one, and in 1963, Marlin decided to bring out a centerfire version of the Levermatic.
This became the Marlin Model 62. With the centerfire Model 62, Marlin returned to the use of box magazines. In the first catalog listing, the calibers to be offered were .357 Magnum, .256 Winchester Magnum and .22 Remington Jet. (The .256 and .22 Jet were both necked-down versions of the .357.) Subsequent catalogs listed the .256 and the .22 Jet only. In fact, though, only the .256 Winchester Magnum version was actually produced, and the Marlin Model 62 was the first rifle ever to be produced in that caliber.
In some places, the Model 62 is often listed as having been available in .256 and .22 Jet, but the .22 Jet rifles were never made.However, in 1966, a new caliber was added to the Levermatic line. The .30 Carbine cartridge had become very popular after World War II, but was available in little else beside surplus M1 Carbines. The .30 Carbine chambering was offered in the Model 62, which gave shooters a choice of a fast-operating, accurate rifle suitable for scope mounting.The Model 62, in both calibers, was discontinued in 1969. The total production was 15,714 guns.
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