All Marlin Models
Every Marlin line we track, side by side: the Ruger-made 1895, 336 and 1894 lever actions plus the discontinued rimfires, with caliber, capacity, barrel length and the lowest current price across US retailers. Marlin has been a Ruger brand since 2020; lines no longer made are marked.
| Photo | Model | Action | Caliber | Capacity | Barrel | Price |
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| Lever-action rifles (Ruger-made) 3 models All Marlin lever actions → | ||||||
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Marlin 1895 Big-bore lever gun on the 336-pattern action (New Model 1895, 1972); Ruger-made SBL (2021), Trapper, Guide Gun and Dark. .45-70 Govt · Lever-action · 5 / 6 · 16.17–19.1" |
Lever-action | .45-70 Govt | 5 / 6 | 16.17–19.1" | from $1,139 10 offers · 5 stores Compare prices |
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Marlin 336 The classic .30-30 deer rifle (1948) with solid-top receiver and side ejection — over 4 million made; Classic, SBL, Trapper, Dark. .30-30 Win · Lever-action · 5 / 6 · 16.17–20.25" |
Lever-action | .30-30 Win | 5 / 6 | 16.17–20.25" | from $1,300 6 offers · 4 stores Compare prices |
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Marlin 1894 Short-action lever carbine in revolver calibers (revived 1969); Classic, SBL, Trapper, Guide Gun, Dark and the 10mm Trapper (2025). .357, .44 Mag, .45 Colt, 10mm · Lever-action · 8 to 10 · 16.1–20.25" |
Lever-action | .357, .44 Mag, .45 Colt, 10mm | 8 to 10 | 16.1–20.25" | from $962 45 offers · 10 stores Compare prices |
| Discontinued rimfires 2 models | ||||||
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Marlin Model 60Discontinued Tube-fed .22 semi-auto (1960–2020) — over 11 million sold; Ruger has not resumed it. .22 LR · Semi-auto rimfire · 14 · 19" |
Semi-auto rimfire | .22 LR | 14 | 19" | No current offers Compare prices |
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Marlin XT-22 / XT-17Discontinued Rimfire bolt actions with the Pro-Fire adjustable trigger (2011–c.2020). .22 LR, .22 WMR, .17 HMR · Bolt-action rimfire · 7 to 17 · 22" |
Bolt-action rimfire | .22 LR, .22 WMR, .17 HMR | 7 to 17 | 22" | No current offers Compare prices |
More Marlin pages
Classic Marlin models (no longer made)
Historic Marlins you will mostly find on the collector and used market. John Marlin opened his New Haven shop in 1870; years are production years.
- 1881
- Model 1881 big-bore lever action
Marlin’s first lever action, in calibers such as .45-70 and .38-55. - 1889–1903
- Model 1889 lever action
The first solid-top, side-eject lever action — the “Marlin Safety”; more than 55,000 made. - 1891
- Model 1891 .22 lever action
Marlin’s first rimfire and the first lever-action .22; Annie Oakley used one. - 1893–1936
- Model 1893 lever action
Became the Model 1936/36 and then the 336. - 1895–1917
- Model 1895 (original) .45-70 lever action
Scaled-up 1893 action for .45-70 and .45-90. - 1897–1922
- Model 1897 takedown .22
About 81,000 made; led to the Model 39. - 1922–c.2020
- Model 39 / 39A .22 lever action
About 2.2 million made; last built at Remington’s Ilion plant. - 1955–1969
- Levermatic 56 / 57 / 62 short-throw lever
.22 rimfires (56/57) and the centerfire Model 62. - 1959–1983
- Glenfield line store-brand Marlins
Cheaper birch-stocked versions, mechanically identical to Marlins. - 1960–2020
- Model 60 .22 semi-auto
Over 11 million sold. - 1965
- Model 444 .444 Marlin lever action
The most powerful lever action on the market at launch. - 1980–1984
- Model 375 .375 Win lever action
About 16,000 made. - 1985–1999
- Camp Carbine 9mm / .45 ACP carbine
Took S&W 59-series and 1911-type pistol magazines.
Marlin model names explained
- SBL
- Polished stainless, gray laminate stock, big loop lever and threaded barrel (the letters are not officially spelled out).
- GBL / Guide Gun
- “Guide Big Loop” — the old 1895 GBL, succeeded by Ruger’s Guide Gun (2022) with laminate stock.
- Trapper
- Short-barrel big-bore series conceived with Alaska guides for hunting and bear protection.
- Dark Series
- Polymer M-LOK stock, threaded barrel with brake and tritium front sight.
- CSBL
- 1894 in .357 (“C” = .357 carbine) with stainless steel and big-loop lever.
- Micro-Groove
- Marlin’s shallow multi-groove rifling, introduced in 1953.
- Ballard rifling
- Conventional cut rifling with fewer, deeper grooves, named after the Ballard rifles.
- RM prefix
- Ruger-made Marlins carry an “RM” serial prefix and “Mayodan, NC” markings.




