the Marlin Model 57M (.22 Magnum) was produced from 1959 to 1969. Since most .22 rimfire rifles had no serial numbers prior to the Gun Control Act of 1968, it would have been produced prior to 1968 if it has no serial number.
I have a 57m and it appraised @ $ 375.00 . Would you like to sell
Your J C Higgins model 44 was made for sears by the marlin firearms company.The marlin model number is model 57M.The marlin model 57,and 57M were made during the years 1959-1965.
Your Marlin model 57M levermatic will range in price from 100-350 dollars,depending on overall condition and a good bore.These were made from 1959-1965.
I believe it is made by Marlin model 57M also the Enfield 57M is the same gun as well, at least this is what my research is showing. Mine is a 22 mag and I am very happy with it, it works fine just like a Marlin.
30th edition Gun Trader's Guide says 1959-65, and 60-69 for a model 57M
My guess is that it is the serial number. The model 56 was the first of the Marlin "Levermatic" line of guns that featured a clip magazine and a very short throw lever that allowed the shooter to cycle rounds through the gun more quickly than a standard lever action rifle. From it came the Model 57 and 57M which were tubular magazines of the same gun and the model 62 which were .256 win. mag and .30 carbine versions of the "Levermatic".
Type your answer here... The Sears J.C. Higgins model 44dlm lever action rifle was made by Marlin Firearms Company and is the same as the Marlin Model 57M, chambered for .22WMR (.22 magnum). It was produced between about 1959 to 1969 (?).
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The Marlin 57M (22 magnum Levermatic) was made from 1959 to 1969. 66,889 of them were made. Marlin did not put serial numbers on them so it is impossible to tell exactly when one was made. The earliest production had steel (squared) receivers, then it was changed to a rounded aluminum receiver for a short time. For the the final and longest period they went back to the squared steel receiver. All of them were drilled and tapped for scopes.
A total of 34,628 Model 57s (1959-1965) were made, while the even more popular 57M, in .22 Magnum (1959-1969) sold 66,889 rifles. Serial Numbers An interesting sidelight of the Levermatic story involves serial numbering. Today, we are used to the fact that passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968 required serial numbering of all firearms. However, when the Model 56 was introduced in 1955, federal law required serial numbering only of centerfire rifles, but not of .22 rimfire rifles. At first, Marlin began numbering the Model 56 .22-caliber rifles, anyway. The company had always applied serial numbers to their Model 39 .22-caliber lever-action rifles, and it seemed natural to continue with the Levermatic. However, a Marlin study showed that it was not really cost-effective to continue the numbering, record-keeping and reporting procedures for the new rifles. By that time, serial numbers had been applied only to the earliest-production Model 56 rifles, and then the practice was discontinued. As new Levermatic models-the Models 56DL, 57 and 57M-were added to the line, the same tradition of not applying serial numbers was continued. This tradition was continued when the Model 62 Levermatic was introduced. However, the Model 62 was a centerfire rifle. To their embarrassment, after about 4,000 Model 62 rifles had been shipped without serial numbers, Marlin belatedly realized that they had been in violation of the law. A recall program was initiated, and owners could return their rifles for serial numbering. Even at the time of this writing, apparently some of the unnumbered centerfire Levermatics have not been returned. Present owners can still contact Marlin for procedures to have their guns numbered.
The Marlin model 57M which was made from 1959-1965 has had no reliability problems that I am aware of.These were nicely made lever action rifles.I would say if there is any doubt as to the function of this rifle,it would be wise to have a competent gunsmith look it over before firing.
57m = .057 km