Original U.S. Marlin Model 1881 Large Frame .40/60 Lever Action Repeating "Big Game" Rifle Made in 1884 - Serial 7010 Antique Colts It is marked on the

It is marked on the bottom left with:

and looks to have been modified slightly

The insignia used on the front is the American Eagle seal with a blue keystone in the center

The wood stock is quality walnut and the mounts are all iron

One of these improvements was the "Safety Slots" milled between chambers on the cylinder

Original U.S. Marlin Model 1881 Large Frame .40/60 Lever Action Repeating "Big Game" Rifle Made in 1884 - Serial 7010 Antique Colts It is marked on theOriginal Item: Only One Available. World renowned sharpshooters Annie Oakley, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, and Frank C. Miller, crack shot of the Irwin Bros. Cheyenne Frontier Days Wild West Show, often shot with Marlin rifles in their exhibitions. "I gave as high as 15 exhibitions a day, shooting under all conditions, rain, wind, night, in parades in the streets," Miller said in a 1915 interview. "And late last fall, I used some of the guns on