Approx. Value of a Marlin 1898 pump 12ga.

[Suck My Glock]

A friend of mine in Maricopa was gifted an old Marlin 1898 12ga pump-action. I was previously under the impression that only Winchester made pumps back then, as I had never seen one of these until he showed it to me. It occurred to me that it might be something attractive to the SASS folks, since it is just a bit different from the guns usually seen in competition there.

My buddy would much rather have a more utilitarian tactical/defensive shotgun, whether it be something as simple as a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870, or whatever. He's interested in maybe finding someone who would trade with him or buy the thing for cash. But we're a bit unclear on the actual value.

I didn't have my phone with me to take pictures of it when I handled it,...but I pulled a few pics off the internet to show you what I'm talking about.

Here is a picture of a nicer condition verzion of what he has.


And here is a picture that shows the condition it is in. There is some light rust in the bore and some slightly heavier rust in a few places on the exterior. Not a collector piece by any means. But if the barrel were bobbed and the thing given a refinish, it could make for a cool plaything at End Of The Trail, I think.


If anyone on here has knowledge about what the values are on these 1898 models, please let me know. Likewise, if you are interested, I can put you in contact with my friend William who has it.

[Ballistic Therapy]

The finish is gone. It almost looks like someone wanted to refinish it and tried to removed what finish it had.
The stock looks to be broken up by the tang.
What does the rest of the wood look like ?
It looks like a grade A which wouldn't bring much money in that condition.
Can you get better pictures ?

[knockonit]

they were notorius for breaking at the tang, a good stock repair and its fine, or shoot as is. this is a great rendition of unit, for its age appears to be in decent shape, my opinion though, i'm a fan of these, and have a few.
as for value, need a whole lot more info, and pictures, finish on these was sparse to begin with, post more pics and perhaps a reasonable value can be placed

nice one for sure, no matter what anyone says
rj

[deserttrans]

I would take a stab at asking this question on the Marlin forum. A lot of knowledge on the older stuff there.

[xerts1191]

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[Suck My Glock]

Thanks guys. And let me repeat,...the pics above are representative, as I did not have my phone with me to take pics. If/when I'm out in Maricopa again at my buddy's place I'll take some pics.

[Suck My Glock]

Ok, finally got over to my friend's house once again in Maricopa and took pictures this time.

[Suck My Glock]

Here's some more.

[Ballistic Therapy]

In that condition I would say around $150 if it is shootable.
They just don't go for lots of money unless they are in very good condition.
If they are a grade C or D they will bring decent money but still need to be in good condition.

[Suck My Glock]

In that condition I would say around $150 if it is shootable.
They just don't go for lots of money unless they are in very good condition.
If they are a grade C or D they will bring decent money but still need to be in good condition.

That doesn't seem out of line from what I have since discovered elsewhere online. My buddy would like to simply trade for a basic defense shotgun, like a cheap Mossberg 500 or similar boomstick. Perhaps someone else is intrigued by this?