Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Marlin Model 1894 carbine, .25, 12-inch barrel

Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 28 ↗

Marlin, Model 1894 or 94 carbine, cal. .25, S/N 283149, with 12-inch barrel.

Representative line. ATF lists each serial number on its own line. 6 entries share this wording.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with 12-inch barrel”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 283149”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1894–1935.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States¹
Manufacturer
Marlin Firearms Co.
Type
Rifle
Action
Lever²
Caliber
.25
Made
Listed serials only · c. 1894–1935production; ATF states no date³
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 28 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
6 lines
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, “Marlin Model 1894” ↗, country: infobox origin United States; "introduced in 1894 by the Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut"
  2. Wikipedia, “Marlin Model 1894” ↗, action: infobox action Lever action
  3. revivaler.com ↗, years: "the rifle went into production in 1894"; "That first model would remain in production until 1935"
  4. littlegun.be ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): littlegun.be is a third-party reference site reproducing price-guide text without attribution, so it is weak support; littlegun.be Marlin overview: "Model 1894 ... Mfg. 1894-1934"; disagrees with revivaler.com ("remain in production until 1935"); y ends 1935 to cover both
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

Patent drawing, U.S. Patent 502,489 (shown for Marlin Model 1894 carbine, .25, 12-inch barrel)
Shown: the patent drawing for L. L. Hepburn's locking-bolt Marlin lever action (U.S. Patent 502,489, Aug. 1, 1893), receiver and buttstock only; not a Model 1894 production example.

Image: U.S. Patent 502,489, “Breech-loading gun, sheet 1” by Lewis L. Hepburn, Public domain (US patent). Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Marlin Model 1894”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Marlin Model 1894 is a lever-action repeating rifle introduced in 1894 by the Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut. At its introduction the rifle came with a 24-inch barrel and was chambered for a variety of rounds such as .25-20 Winchester, .32-20 Winchester, .38-40, and .44-40. Variants in other chamberings remain in production today.