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The “Monarch of the Dell” (based on the
painting “Monarch of the Glen” by Landseer),
a typical sign of Marlin’s best work, takes center
stage on the left side. On the right side of the
receiver is a scene depicting a grizzly bear proudly
standing over his fresh kill. A similar engraving
pattern but with the addition of inlaid work was used
on Annie Oakley’s Model 1893 no. 419119 that we had the pleasure of selling in the
December 2020 Premier Auction. The underside of the receiver features a bighorn
ram’s head outlined in gold inlay. Examples of the engraving are found on pages 199-
200 of Brophy’s “Marlin Firearms.” Conrad Ulrich engraved most of the work for Marlin c.
1881 to 1910 while his son Alden George engraved for Marlin c. 1905 to 1919. The Marlin
patterns were established by Conrad Ulrich and were influenced by the works by renowned
19th century master engravers L.D. Nimschke and Gustave Young. This Model 1893 certainly
showcases the high art of Marlin embellishment at the beginning of the 20th century. Gold inlaid lines
terminating in scroll accent the engraving on both sides of the receiver. The exposed barrel flats towards
the breech, forend cap, buttplate, and sides of the hammer and lever feature light scrollwork and gold inlay.
The top of the receiver is marked “MARLIN SAFETY” flanked by additional gold inlay. The rifle is fitted with a
Lyman dovetail beaded blade front sight, a three leaf rear sight, and Lyman folding tang peep sight.