Was up dropping off a gun at an older gunsmiths shop that is WAY out in the mountains...and is on top of a mountain. During the summer the dirt road is really bad and in the spring you don't want to go the last 4 miles without a 4-wheel drive...

Finished the business with the rifle to be dropped off and started looking around at the two dozen or so older guns he had on the wall...and in the last rack was a Marlin Mountie.

Had a military leather sling in nice shape and an original 60s vintage Marlin scope...that matched the "Y" 1964 prefix of the serial number.

Overall the gun was very clean. There was some very light rust on some of the barrel but the receiver was clean. The stock had no dings or dents...

I've had two Mounties in the past and have been looking for a Carbine but the asking price for a nice Carbine is double what he was asking for this gun so I bought it...

After the purchase the smith told me that the gun had just come in yesterday...it was a one owner gun and the 96 year old owner had just asked him to sell it for him yesterday.

I'll probably take the scope and base off and put a Williams Receive Sight on that was on a TD that I sold last year...

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Pretty sure Weaver made the scopes for Marlin and thought I had some caps at home that would fit on the turrets...then in looking this scope was made not to have caps over the adjustment screws...

...so I am a 39 owner again.....this will be a nice match to a 60s vintage .35 Remington 336CS and 1894/.41s that sit in the safe...

I know Macky has a Mountie...who else out there has one...

Bob

If you can not deal with reality, reality will deal with you....