Marlin Model 90: The New Haven Double Barrel
With a company, that has a history now in its third decade; it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Marlin has made everything from break-top revolvers, to machine guns for the military, to rifles in calibers from .17HMR to .458 Magnum. They have even made some shotguns to include a very nice boxlock double
These guns came about in 1936 when Sears asked Marlin to build an over-under shotgun to compete with the Browning Superposed and Winchester 21. Mr. Ole Horsrud produced the very modern design that consisted of a removable trigger/hammer pack that fit very neatly into the finely shaped receiver.
Double triggers worked each barrel in turn and the American walnut stock and forearm was every bit as nice as those found on their competitors were. They were light, at just 6.25 pounds and handy with a 14-inch pistol grip buttstock. The gun was designated the Model 90 while Sears branded these guns as “Ranger” models before World War II, and “J.C. Higgins” afterward…but thats not all…
