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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Ballard #2 special order Oct 6^th, 2015 at 8:48pm	Print Post
	My latest Ballard acquisition. A #2 Hunter, but with only one standard feature. It's marked .32 Long on the barrel. Special order 28" half octagon barrel, pistol grip nickeled frame, loop lever, deluxe wood with cheekpiece, deluxe checkering, small Swiss buttplate, midrange tang sight, and windage globe front sight. Forearm has had a non standard horn tip added, and otherwise it's all numbers matching throughout. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) And a standard #2 Hunter for comparison. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #1 - Oct 6^th, 2015 at 9:17pm	Print Post
	Congrats on a very special rifle. It's really beautiful!!

	WARNING: This post may contain material offensive to those who lack wit, humor, common sense and supporting factual or anecdotal evidence. Let's Go Sonny!
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #2 - Oct 6^th, 2015 at 9:21pm	Print Post
	Thanks Rebel! A friend found it in a Denver area gun shop, and told me about it.

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Joe Do... Oldtimer ASSRA Board Member ASSRA Journal Editor Offline Posts: 586 Location: 'burbs of Chicago Joined: May 19^th, 2012	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #3 - Oct 6^th, 2015 at 9:24pm	Print Post
	That's a very nice rifle. Congratulations on a great buy! Joe D


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38-55Kidd Participating Member Offline Posts: 20 Location: CO Joined: Jul 20^th, 2008	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #4 - Oct 6^th, 2015 at 9:51pm	Print Post
	Very nice Vall. That really is a special rifle and in great shape. Nice photos also, thanks for sharing. Jon


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shovel80 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 896 Location: Sonora,CA Joined: Jun 6^th, 2011	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #5 - Oct 6^th, 2015 at 10:06pm	Print Post
	Wow, that's a Really Nice Ballard! Terry

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oodmoff Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 276 Location: colorado springs Joined: Jan 12^th, 2009	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #6 - Oct 7^th, 2015 at 1:31am	Print Post
	Wow! Congrats on a great find. That is a beauty! rare... rare... rare...
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #7 - Oct 7^th, 2015 at 10:30am	Print Post
	Thanks to all! The #2 Ballard has always been one of my favorites, but finding them with special order features has been very hard to do over the years. I've located them with DST, and occasionally half octagon barrels, but that's about the limit. I was (am) very excited to locate a #2 that has so many special order features on what was one of Marlin's cheapest models to start with. No doubt the options on this #2 tripled it's original retail price. I'm still puzzled why someone in the late 1870's would have ordered it in this configuration, and the .32 Long caliber?

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oodmoff Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 276 Location: colorado springs Joined: Jan 12^th, 2009	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #8 - Oct 7^th, 2015 at 10:57am	Print Post
	Its the showroom model.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #9 - Oct 7^th, 2015 at 9:04pm	Print Post
	oodmoff wrote on Oct 7^th, 2015 at 10:57am: Its the showroom model. Yeah too bad Marlin didn't keep good Ballard records! Have to check Brophy's book, and see if it's one of the @18 Ballards in there!

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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2232 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #10 - Oct 7^th, 2015 at 10:40pm	Print Post
	Marlin, Beautiful rifle. Do you think the horn fore-end tip was factory or added later? Sure looks original. Have had trouble with schnabel's chipping so could be a replacement, but an excellent job. Chuck


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rustyrelx Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 474 Location: Wallace Idaho Joined: Oct 9^th, 2007	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #11 - Oct 8^th, 2015 at 1:52am	Print Post
	Vall: Maybe it was for a Lady or a son or daughter. With less recoil it might have been easier on their shoulder. Don


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #12 - Oct 8^th, 2015 at 9:55am	Print Post
	Chuckster wrote on Oct 7^th, 2015 at 10:40pm: Marlin, Beautiful rifle. Do you think the horn fore-end tip was factory or added later? Sure looks original. Have had trouble with schnabel's chipping so could be a replacement, but an excellent job. Chuck No, I'm certain it's a nicely done replacement. Marlin Ballard forearm tips weren't black ebony. They also didn't go past the octagon portion. This one is very professionally done, as it's not butted to the forearm wood, but sandwiches the wood, and is shaped to both the octagon and round part of the barrel for a perfect fit. It's also missing the lateral two grooves that most Ballards used. I may have them cut in, just to add a nice touch to it.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #13 - Oct 8^th, 2015 at 9:57am	Print Post
	rustyrelx wrote on Oct 8^th, 2015 at 1:52am: Vall: Maybe it was for a Lady or a son or daughter. With less recoil it might have been easier on their shoulder. Don You're thoughts are the same as I guessed also Don. I figured it might be for a wife or younger shooter to use and compete alongside the adult or husband.

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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3570 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Ballard #2 special order Reply #14 - Oct 8^th, 2015 at 1:07pm	Print Post
	That description of the forearm tip having both octagon and round inletting is surprising. I'd have thought that once clear of the octagon it would just " fall away" to the very front. Neat detail, for sure. Georgeous piece all the way. Thanks for showing this one Vall.


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