• .45-70 Govt.
• 5-shot full length tubular magazine
• 16.25″ Barrel
• Threaded muzzle – 11/16″x24
• Parkerized finish on metal
• Paracord Sling
• XS Lever Rail with Ghost Ring
• Black stock painted with black webbing
• Big Loop Lever
• Paracord wrapped lever
• Overall Length: 34.5″
• Approximate Weight: 7.65lbs

Marlin Dark Series 1895 .45-70 is a new take on an old idea. The old idea is still valid, and the new things Marlin has done, to my mind, just make the original even better.

The lever-action rifle is a distinctly American tool. Invented and perfected here, it has not received the love overseas that it has had here for generations. As the gun that won the West (and yes, there are arguments about exactly which one was most responsible, but we’ll not go there now) the lever action rifle was a mainstay of hunters for generations.

LEVER LOVE

I can’t help it, I have to throw a little lever-action love out there first. As per usual when I wander off into the weeds of gun history, feel free to skip this section. Of course, if you do you’re totally missing out.

The lever-action’s roots can be traced back to 1848. No, it wasn’t Winchester that first came up with the idea, it was a company called Volition Repeating Rifle.

They filed the first patent but in the end it bombed because they apparently made the design a lot more complex than it needed to be.

After that failure, another company, Robbins & Lawrence, purchased the patent and tried their hand at production – and failed. Finally, Smith and Wesson bought the patent off Robbins & Lawrence and teamed up with some other gun world guys to create the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company.

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