1958 Marlin Model 39-A Golden Mountie .22 S/L/LR Lever-Action Takedown Carbine, 20.5 Inch Barrel
This 1958 Marlin Model 39-A Golden Mountie is a carbine-length .22 lever-action with a 20.5 inch round barrel and Micro-Groove rifling. It is chambered for .22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle, and uses a full-length tubular magazine with a 15+1 capacity. The takedown, solid-top, side-eject receiver is drilled and tapped on the top and left wall with plug screws. Factory rollmarks, a straight-grip wood stock with fixed sling loops, and the Marlin logo buttplate reflect its period-correct 1950s configuration.
Condition
Overall Condition: Fair condition, showing extensive signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Overall Condition: Fair - Generally clean, some residue or smudges, slight corrosion.
Bore Rifling: Fair Rifling - Worn rifling, slight loss of definition.
Specific Condition Notes: The firearm is in solid functional shape. Surfaces show scattered scratches and blemishes. There are areas of finish loss and blemishing on the exterior.
What's Included
- Marlin Model 39-A Golden Mountie .22 lever-action rifle
The Golden Mountie variant pairs a compact 20.5 inch carbine barrel with Marlin's Micro-Groove rifling. Marked with the New Haven, Connecticut address and "Marlin Golden 39-A Mountie" on the barrel, this example dates to 1958 (serial prefix R).
The receiver is a takedown design with a solid top and side ejection. It is drilled and tapped on the top and left wall and fitted with plug screws. A half-cock hammer provides a traditional safety feature, and the blued steel receiver matches the overall blued finish.
Sighting is straightforward and period-correct, with a ramped front blade (no hood) and an adjustable semi-buckhorn rear. The straight-grip, uncheckered wood stock features a fluted comb, a black hard-rubber Marlin logo buttplate with a white line spacer, and fixed sling loops. The wood fore-end is capped with a nose cap for a clean carbine profile.
Feeding is through a full-length tubular magazine with a removable inner tube and front loading, accommodating .22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle. Capacity is 15+1. Length of pull measures 13.5 inches, and the barrel’s round profile supports the light, handy carbine character of the Mountie.