If I am not mistaken the Century 39 LTD was made in 1970,71 and a few (+- 500) in 72.I have one and the serial number indicates date of manufacture as 1971 (29xxx).If this info is wrong please feel free to correct me. Like oats through a horses ass, so are the days of my life #5722321 - 10/17/11 Re: Marlin 39A Century limited 100th anniversary. Sep 09, 2009 The 39 Century Limited was first made in 1970 to commemorate Marlin's 100th Anniversary. It was made with the 20 inch octagon barrel. The serial number starting with 27xxx indicates that this gun was made in 1973, and after checking some notes, there were 10 Century Limited Model 39's shipped in 1973 in an effort to clean.
Auction: Location: Marlborough Date / Time: October 27, 2016 10:00AM Description: Marlin 39 Century Limited Lever-action Rifle, c. 1970, serial number 19686, walnut stock with a brass tag marked '39 CENTURY LTD./100 MARLIN YEARS,' a brass disc on the side of the receiver marked 'MARLIN/1870/1970,' right side of the barrel marked 'Cal.
22 S, L & LR,' with a Williams peep sight, overall lg. Please see the conditions of sale listed in the terms and conditions. Estimate $200-300 In like new condition.
Marlin Serial Numbers 1895
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Check one of the online auctions, like Gunbroker. Look at past auctions to see what bidders were bidding, this should give you an idea as to what the rifle is worth in todays market. These rifles were made for one year only in 1971.
Anything else you want to know? Tim I was just reading a post on RFC about the Marlin Model 39 Century LTD rifle and noticed that I had given the wrong info on the year in this thread. So I am correcting myself. These rifles were made in 1970 only.
Marlin 39 Serial Number Date
There were approximately 34,000 produced. I hope this has answered any questions you had. I have one of these and it has an octagon barrel, brass buttplate and forend cap and a brass medalion on the side of the reciever and one on the stock. I can't find much on these rifles, does anyone know how much they sell for. It looks to have been fired very little and doesnt have a mark on it that i can see.
I think that this rifle was the very limited run they did for Walmart many years ago. They were very expensive for a 22 rimfire. The medalion is actually gold plated if I remember.
I'll have to dig mine out from the back of the safe (mine still has the hang tags on it) to get another look at it. Gary note: others have dated the rifle to early 1970's, but I know mine was built in the early 1980's. The wood on mine is much darker and looks nothing like the Marlin factory wood. I'll get a picture of it.