Asking for opinions on my Marlin model 90

[B. Dudley]

Yeah, some makers have use a steel that does not hot blue well. A lot of savage/stevens guns are like that too.
Marlin 90 frames take bone charcoal case colors very nicely. I have had one done years ago.

In regards to “value”… one would generally be hard pressed to ever see a 12g model 90 sell for more than $800-900. This one obviously has a LOT of work put into it. But it would mean someone wanting to pay for that over what the gun is. What that amount COULD be, I cannot say.

[Tennessee Dave]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Yeah, some makers have use a steel that does not hot blue well. A lot of savage/stevens guns are like that too.
Marlin 90 frames take bone charcoal case colors very nicely. I have had one done years ago.

In regards to “value”… one would generally be hard pressed to ever see a 12g model 90 sell for more than $800-900. This one obviously has a LOT of work put into it. But it would mean someone wanting to pay for that over what the gun is. What that amount COULD be, I cannot say.

I appreciate your input very much. I am into it for less than $700, so I will likely come out okay if I decide to sell it.

[6pt-Sika]

I was offered an all original nice condition Model 90 a couple weeks ago for $800 or $900 I forget which but it was a 16 gauge and if memory serves 28” barrels .

[Harold Pickens]

I paid about $350 for my 16 ga, but it was a "beater", some surface rust on frame and barrels, and a Crack in the forearm that we.glued.