Marlin Model 88C .22 LR Semi-Auto, 24 Inch Barrel, Walnut Stock, 15-Round Tubular Magazine, WARDSCOPE 4x
This Marlin Model 88C is a U.S.-made, blowback-operated .22 LR from the circa 1948–1956 era, notable for its buttstock tubular magazine loaded through the buttplate and its standard 15-round capacity. It features a 24 inch steel barrel, blued steel receiver, and walnut stock, and it comes equipped with a vintage WARDSCOPE fixed 4x rimfire scope in steel rings. As a pre-1968 production rifle, it is serial-number-exempt.
Condition
Overall Condition: Good condition, showing some signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Overall Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Bore Rifling: Good Rifling - Intact, well-defined lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: This rifle shows markings from previous handling with heavy signs of use. See photos for details.
What’s Included
- Scope: WARDSCOPE fixed 4x15mm duplex vintage small-diameter rimfire scope (installed)
- Mount/Rings: Two steel scope rings (installed)
The Model 88C operates on a simple blowback action and is chambered in .22 LR. It was produced in the late 1940s to mid-1950s and is designated here in its standard 88C configuration. The rifle uses a 24 inch steel barrel and a blued steel receiver, reflecting the materials and finish common to Marlin rimfires of the period.
Feeding is from a tubular magazine housed in the buttstock, loaded through an opening in the buttplate, providing a 15-round capacity. The action uses a right-side charging handle, and spent cases exit a right-side oval ejection port. A rotary safety provides straightforward on/off control.
Factory-style open sights include a ramped front sight and a semi-buckhorn rear sight. This rifle also has a scope mount with a vintage WARDSCOPE fixed 4x15mm rimfire scope installed in two steel rings, offering a fixed 4x sight picture suited to small-bore shooting.
The walnut stock has an uncheckered, straight-comb profile with a pistol-grip shape. A white-line spacer accents the hard rubber buttplate, and the length of pull measures 13.5 inches. The overall configuration aligns with the established features of the Model 88C.
Made in the United States and produced prior to 1968, this example is serial-number-exempt, which is consistent with its era of manufacture.