Gun Collectors Dream Auction #72 Collectible Guns
Lot 1048:
Up Next We Have an Antique Marlin XXX Standard 1872 Pocket Revolver, About 5,000 XXX Standard revolvers were manufactured by Marlin between 1872 and 1887. One of the early revolvers manufactured by J.M. Marlin at the very beginning of the Marlin Firearms Company. The expiration of the Rollin White patent on bored-through cylinders meant that the design could now be utilized by all manufactures, and the entire industry was quick to roll out their own rimfire and centerfire cartridge revolvers. Marlin first introduced the XXX Standard 1872 revolver in .30 rimfire. The XXX was a reference to the .30 caliber chambering.
Both of these models went through several revisions, originally having octagon barrels, which were quickly replaced with round barrels. The XXX Standard 1872 ended up having four variations, with the last featuring a round barrel and long fluted cylinder, which was able to take a slightly longer .30 rimfire cartridge than previously used. All of these revolvers were nickel-plated, and featured either hard rubber or rosewood grips.
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