Marble’s Game Getter
Official wording
Marble's Game Getter firearms, with combination cal.’s .44 or .410 gauge smooth bore and cal. .22 barrels, both first and second Models, with barrel lengths of less than 18", mfd. by the Marble Arms Corporation of Gladstone, MI, prior to 1943.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. by the Marble Arms Corporation of Gladstone”
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with combination cal.’s .44 or .410 gauge smooth bore and cal. .22 barrels, both first and second Models”
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with barrel lengths of less than 18"”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1942 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “prior to 1943”
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 86 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Marble Game Getter” ↗, country: infobox origin United States (Marble's Arms & Manufacturing Co., Gladstone, Michigan)
- 2. Wikipedia, “Marble Game Getter” ↗, type: infobox type combination gun (over-under .22 rifle / .410 or .44 shot barrel), recorded as Other
- 3. Wikipedia, “Marble Game Getter” ↗, action: infobox action break-action, recorded as Other
- 4. Wikipedia, “Marble Game Getter” ↗, years: infobox production date 1908—1962 dates the start; the end is ATF's own limit (prior to 1943), so y ends 1942
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “MarbleGameGetterGun.jpg” by Not stated, presumably Marble Company staff or commission, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Marble Game Getter”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Marble Game Getter is a light, double-barrel (over-under), combination gun manufactured by the Marble's Arms & Manufacturing Company in Gladstone, Michigan. The firearm features a skeleton folding stock and a rifled barrel over a smooth-bore shotgun barrel. A manually pivoted hammer striker is used to select the upper or lower barrel. Three generations of the system were/are produced—First Generation, Second Generation and the briefly produced Third Generation.