C&R · II · 353
Marlin 39-A 90th Anniversary rifle
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 12 ↗
Marlin, 90th Anniversary, Model 39-A, cal. .22, rifle.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “90th Anniversary”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1960.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Marlin Firearms Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- LeverBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .22Basis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1960production; ATF states no dateBasis: estimate ¹
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 12 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Marlin Model Golden 39A” ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model): Model 39-A from 1939, produced until 1983 (then the Golden 39A); the 90th Anniversary year 1960 lies within
- 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, “Marlin 39A.jpg” by Hellbus, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Marlin Model Golden 39A”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Marlin 39A is the oldest and longest continuously produced shoulder firearm in the world. The current variation gold trigger lever-action .22 Caliber Golden 39A is produced by the Marlin Firearms Co. of New Haven, Connecticut. The Golden 39A was last constructed in Remington’s Marlin factory in Ilion, NY. Production ended with the bankruptcy and closing of the Remington Marlin factory closing and sale to Ruger in September, 2020.