I thought that it might be prudent to have a few small parts on hand for unexpected moments of misadventure with my 1894, so I went to the Ruger/ Marlin parts site:
I was interested in a spare lever screw, tang screw and ejector assembly as these parts would be removed on a regular basis as part of the rifle's maintenance program. This is what I found:
Detailed Description
MLC04500-NI Finger lever screw, Nickel-plated. This part is backward compatible with pre-Ruger manufactured model 1895's.
A random sampling of other small parts showed that they were only available plated and that they were all "backward compatible with pre-Ruger manufactured model 1895's'. Since I wanted parts that were blued and compatible with a 2023 Ruger/Marlin manufactured 1894 this description was not necessarily too encouraging to me.
I sent an email to the Ruger/Marlin customer service inquiring about parts available for current Ruger manufactured 1894s. Ruger appears to have a separate customer support site for Marlin product inquires:
Contact Ruger/Marlin Customer Service by phone, mail or submit your question via our online web form.
271 Cardwell Road, Mayodan, NC 27027
Phone: 336-949-5200 / Fax: 336-949-5300
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm ET
ONLINE SUPPORT REQUEST
Several hours later I received the following answer:
I was impressed with the quick return email, but I already knew that the manual did not list the current factory part numbers which is why I emailed in the first place. The thought occurred to me that perhaps speaking with a real person at the factory would provide the information that I sought so I called them.
I explained what information I was looking for and the individual who answered the call transferred me to a woman in what I guess was the production part of the factory. I explained what parts I wanted to buy and she asked me to hold for a moment while she spoke to someone and quickly returned.
She explained that the production line was still in the process of scaling up the Marlin products manufacturing side of the business and they were not fully finished yet. In order to cross reference my parts request she asked for both the part name and key number from the manual's parts list and the item number from their parts web site. She then confirmed that the parts item numbers I gave her were the correct ones for my new 1894 and would have full functionality but they would not be blued because they do not have blued 1894 parts available for sale quite yet. Since these parts are for emergency use only, I was more interested in their functionality as opposed to their cosmetic appearance.
Overall, I really enjoyed speaking with her and found that she made an effort to find the information that I was looking for which I appreciated. I ordered the 3 parts and hopefully will receive them near the end of the week.
Having been thru the implementation and execution of 3 different generations of manufacturing processes in a high-tech environment myself, I think that Ruger has done an excellent job in the rollout of their Marlin product line.
If you need parts for an emergency usage and can live with their being plated here is the cross-referenced information that you will be asked for when you call to order them.
I have confirmed the accuracy of the top 3 parts myself .......... but I have not personally confirmed the accuracy of the remaining parts information so be sure to talk to someone at the N.C. factory to ensure that you get the actual parts that you want.
