What I heard was when Germany fell after the war the soviet union took over the factory which it was made at. Marlin reintroduced the late-model Marlin 1894 in 1969 in. It was no Anschutz, Kimber, or Sako, but it shot pretty well out to 75yds with promo ammo, just the thing for a young shooter. BTW, my first rifle was a Marlin 25M 22 mrf with microgrooves. 1 History 2 Design 3 Production 4 Other models based.
The rifle is currently produced by Remington Arms. 35 Remington, using a 20- or 24-inch barrel.
Since its introduction in 1948, it has been offered in a number of different calibers and barrel lengths, but is commonly chambered in. The Marlin Model 336 is a lever-action sporting rifle and carbine made by Marlin Firearms.