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War Eagle
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June 27, 2018 - 12:06 pm
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   I captured this still (no pun intended) from the Ken Burns documentary on Prohibition that was on PBS last night.  Any thoughts as to ID of the rifle?

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Photograph is blurry but to me it appears to have a carbine butt, a barrel band at the end of the barrel, like a carbine, but a forearm like a rifle.  I wonder if it might not even be a Winchester.  Perhaps a Marlin?

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Photo may have been out of focus to begin with, and/or it’s deteriorated with age, as celluloid movie film frequently does when not stored properly.  Look how the size of the rear sight is exaggerated.

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Roger that.   Photo was taken from TV so not good quality to start with.  I was wondering if it might be Marlin but I was leaning toward Win. 30 Special due to how rear site looks.  Maybe custom made for Feds. ?

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From the looks of the fore-end cap and shape of the lever, it appears to be a Marlin? Possibly Model 1893? 

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