Kutter,
Again, thanks for the history. I bought my first LC when I 16, back in themid-1960s: a post-war Marlin FG 16 with 28” barrels and the SSP or high-rib. Still have it and shoot it regularly at Vintager events, like that coming up this WE. Handles like a dream. I am not surprised that the powers that be let the old guns and repair service die on the vine. LCs like all the classics had long fell out of vogue. You must have learned a great deal from those old masters. That knowledge and experience was passed on from one individual to another like yourself. Times certainly have changed. Marlin, like Remington who acquired them, is now gone.
Many thanks,
John
