I have a Marlin model 62 short throw lever action rifle. It ...

I have a Marlin model 62-30 carbine lever action rifle with a very short throw. It has a micro groove barrel with the number AC 8642 on the receiver. I was told by a collector that he had never seen one with a short throw lever action before and thought I was crazy for using it. I purchased it in the late 60's and used it commercially for butchering beef. I call it my million dollar gun because over the 40 years that it has been used 35-40 thousand times. This has been a fantastic rifle through the years. Can anyone tell me a history of this gun and the possible worth?

AC means 1967.
ALL model 62's are short throw actions...
That's why they were chambered in the likes of 357 mag's, 22 Remington Jet, and 30 carbine (not originally though)
In excellent condition it's a collector (it was discontinued in 73) but I suspect yours is just a wonderful rifle but probably well worn with little to none in the way of rifling even left Other then marginal I wouldn't know how to price it but $100 bucks ...

I'm frequently asked about values for numerous reasons in many different directions many times from old timers for whatever reason (not implying your an old timer, if that's a bad thing) but they ask, "What should I do with it?" Just put it in the hands of a young kid who appreciates it, some day it'll be his fondest memory.

History other then these developed out of the 56 (22 rimfire) the first of the short throws into the centerfire with the 62 (in 1962 of course) and were discontinued in 1973 due to them being "unpopular"