Buy it......I just bought this old early 50's SC in 35 Rem. last week...it had no butt plate on,the stock was a mess,the sling swivel was in the spot where the bullseye should be.I had an extra bullseye so I re-did that,put the sling swivel in the correct spot and also had an extra buttplate,re-did that also.Then re-finished the wood.
Took it to the range this morning and took 2 shots with it at 50 yards at a piece of blue masking tape 2in x 2in and hit it both times.
It's now my new back up Marlin
Here is my main Marlin shooter a SC Deluxe in 35 Rem.