Helped an old friend get his house cleaned up in preparation to sell it, he was a pilot up here in Alaska for about 50 years. He's moving to California so his daughter can help take care of him and his wife. In an old upright freezer in his garage were 3 guns, all rusty. I said I'd clean them so he could sell them. At the end of the day, he insisted I take this one. Said he shot one box of shells through it when he bought it, then never shot it again. It was his survival gun for his airplane. Still had white paint on it from shoving it under his plane seat. The butt stock was broken and glued back together where he dropped it once, and rusty on the outside here and there, but pristine on the inside, the screw heads have never seen a screw driver, the action is like butter. Won't feel bad using this one in bush Alaska, as the outside of it is roughed up already.

Wow, that is pretty nice!

what caliber

Nice looking lever gun

This is a solid old 1970 Marlin! I have it's mate in a model 39 22. I have a new checkered Birch stock for it if you need a replacement.

30-30.

Them older Marlins are very good guns, nice.

Very nice.

Great rifle and history

Those are one fine rifle you'll get many years of memories while using it !

yup a centennial 30-30
mine has a interesting story in the opposite end of the country
it came to me also rusted and finish warn , not sure how much it was shot
it was carried as a gator gun in the side of the boat not sure if it was ever used. the guy who owned it Joe would live in Fl in the winter and WI in the summer he lived in a trailer at the farm , he died one day , he was late to work the boss nocked on the trailer door and when no response opened the door , Joe had died in his sleep and when his kin was contacted about his death and possessions they said just sell them and send the money.

there were a few other crazy stories that involved that gun

Outstanding!

Beautiful gun my dad had the same one my mother bought for him on one of there anniversary’s my brother inherited it when my dad passed and wound up pawing it and lost it shure wish I’d got it thanks for bringing back some good memories with that rifle

nice gun and story

Rearly nice You helped him.
and Got given that.

Nice keep sake and gun with a story.

Mac

"Never Forget Which Way Is Up!"

The older ones like that one are great rifles.

I have one that was built in 1953 that has been passing down through the family.

My dad bought it new and shot his first buck with it.

Dad passed it to me and I shot my first buck with it.

I passed it to my daughter and she shot her first buck with it.

We are hoping my granddaughter will shoot her first buck with it.

It's chambered for .35 Remington.

cool