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I'm looking for some information on the history of Marlin firearms. Does anyone know of any books or articles it would be appreciated

Have a decent reference book on them, published by a couple in the USA that specialise in Marlin accessories

Website is Havlin Sales. The site has details of the book they wrote. Very detailed....I'm almost tempted to sell my copy but I'll keep it handy as it was not a huge outlay but is worth a space on the shelf.

They seem to be iffy about exporting ANYTHING from the USA, even a book, so it may be easier to find a copy online elsewhere

Thank you for that information I'll try and get a copy

William S Brophy's work is regarded as the "Marlin Bible". It was published in 1989 and hasn't been updated as Brophy is dead. There are however a number of articles that have been published in Harris' Guns of the Old West, but sadly that magazine closed last year.

The Marlin Collectors Association and Marlin Owners.com have a wealth of information on there and some of the members were career employees of Marlin. But tread carefully about the Remington take-over, some of those guys are still rightly very pi$$ed off!

that marlin book looks really good bit pricey but it sounds worth it. i think that might go on my Christmas list. thank you

A big plus 1 for the Brophy book, a little out of date now but covers everything before the 90's. very useful and informative.

Thank you for the advise everyone. Ive had a look at the Brophy book and it is really good im going to order it