Marlin 1894CB Cowboy Limited .45 Colt Lever-Action, 24 in Octagon Barrel, 10-Round, 1996 North Haven
This Marlin Model 1894CB Cowboy Limited is a 1996 North Haven, Connecticut-made lever-action chambered in .45 Colt with a 24-inch octagon steel barrel and a 10-round full-length tubular magazine. It retains the classic straight-grip, checkered walnut furniture and adds a tang-mounted folding aperture sight for precise, adjustable aiming while keeping the traditional barrel sights in place.
Condition
Overall Condition: Very good condition, showing only light, superficial signs of prior handling or use.
Bore Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Bore Rifling: Good Rifling - Intact, well-defined lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: There are a few scratches and areas of finish wear.
What’s Included
- Marlin Model 1894CB Cowboy Limited .45 Colt lever-action rifle
- Tang-mounted folding aperture sight (installed)
- Iron sights with brass-bead front and semi-buckhorn rear
The Cowboy Limited series pairs traditional style with practical features. This example uses a 24-inch octagon-profile steel barrel and a full-length tubular magazine with a listed 10-round capacity in .45 Colt for the 24-inch configuration. It feeds through a right-side loading gate and ejects from a solid-top, side-eject receiver.
Sighting options are comprehensive. The rifle carries a dovetailed brass-bead front blade without a hood and a semi-buckhorn rear barrel sight. A tang-mounted folding aperture sight has been installed for refined, adjustable aiming while retaining the barrel sights.
The furniture is classic Marlin: a straight-grip, checkered walnut stock with a diamond-in-panel wrist, a matching walnut forend, a steel forend cap, and a black hard rubber/polymer buttplate. Length of pull measures 13.25 inches.
Safety and handling details include a cross-bolt safety with red index and the robust lever-action mechanism Marlin is known for. This rifle was manufactured in North Haven, Connecticut, USA, in the 1990s and is chambered in .45 Colt, aligning with the Cowboy Limited series focus on traditional cartridges.