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Marlin 322 Huh?

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lord frith

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I recently viewed a Marlin 322 that had a rosewood with diamond inlay grip cap. Having not seen the same on any 322s pictured variously other than black plastic w/ white spacer piqued my curiosity. Going over the cap closely revealed no witness marks of post-production install. The finish and checkering looked unmolested, also looked original. No white spacer under the butt plate, either. The highly blue/black polished Sako action portion checked out as did the barrel. Expected less than Sako quality bluing on the barrel and discovered same. The only marking of any sort on the barrel was the oval-surrounded JM to the starboard of chamber swell.
So, did Marlin offer different variations of their 322 creation or is there something else suspended I am missing?

Thanks,
Stephen
 
Marlin made a handful of 422's, otherwise known as Marlin Varmint King. These had a more slender sporter stock and a blued stainless steel barrel, but the stock had a plastic grip cap, not a wooden one. The Col. Brophy book on Marlins says that just 354 of these were made. But what you describe sounds like a customizing job to a 322.
 
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