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Mgderf
I just picked up a Marlin model 90 in 12ga. It has a single trigger, checkered grip & stock, and separated barrels. Serial # N215. There are no markings that I can find to denote choke(s).

Bores are shiny and bright. Finish on metal is about 85% finish on wood is about the same.

Can anyone help me date this shotgun? Also, I read on another thread that the single trigger adds to the value.

I gave less than $200 for this. Did I get hurt?

Thanks in advance
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  • Knifecollector
    No, you didn't get hurt. Thats a good buy on that gun. They usually sell in the $300- $325 in my area in the condition you describe. Does yours have the open space between the barrels? Best I can tell the N prefix means yours was made in 1956 .
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  • Mgderf
    Yes, separated barrels, and a single trigger.
    I also can not find any choke markings.
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  • Knifecollector
    Yes having a single trigger does add a little value to the gun. Unless your was a special order I'd say its choked full and modified.
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  • duckhunter
    Try the "old" dime trick. A dime will not enter a full choke. A dime will enter a Mod choke.
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  • Grasshopper
    200 is a steal..350-400 more like it..imo/
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  • Hawk Carse
    What length are the barrels?
    Production model double guns were usually full and modified in 28" barrels, improved cylinder and modified in 26".
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  • Mgderf
    28" from muzzle to breech, and a dime fits snugly into the top barrel, and has just ever so little bit of "play" in the bottm barrel
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  • Ambrose
    Both of my model 90's are in 16 ga. and with single triggers. The trigger is not recoil set like on most shotguns, but mechanical and not selective; that is, it will fire the bottom barrel (the more open choke) first. I used the 26" barreled 90 as my pheasant gun for quite a few seasons and never found reason to fault it.
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  • chicoppee
    I have a 90 in 20 gauge and it is a sweet gun. However it has a broken top latch spring and I cant shoot it anymore. Cant get the part!
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  • Knifecollector
    Do you have the broken spring? It should be a fairly easy task to form ,harden and temper a new spring for it.
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  • savage170
    Here is a chart that might help you on the choke
    Cylinder .000" .000"
    Light Skeet .003" .003"
    Skeet .005" .005"
    Improved Skeet .007" .007"
    Improved Cylinder .010" .009"
    Light Modified .015" .012"
    Modified .020" .015"
    Improved Modified .025" .018"
    Light Full .030" .021"
    Full .035" .024"
    Extra Full .040" .027"
    Super Full .050"


    The amount of choke in a barrel is easily determined by subtracting the inside diameter of the choked area from the diameter of the bore, both measured with special gauges available from Brownells. If, for example, the bore of a 12-gauge barrel measures .729 inches and its choke measures .694 inches, it has .035 inches of constriction, which is rated as Full choke. The bores of 12-gauge guns can vary anywhere from .720 to .740 inches among various manufacturers but regardless of what the bore actually measures, the barrel is choked Full if its choke diameter is .035 inches smaller than the bore
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