My grandfather ran a small country store and got a Marlin Crown Prince Single Shot .22 as a premium for some product he sold (flour, I think). He gave me that rifle, new when I was 11 years old. I still have it and it shoots great. I refinished the stock myself several years ago. It has a finger ring on the end of the bolt which must be pulled back to cock the rifle. I would not ever part with it. I visited the NRA National Firearms Museum about a year ago and was pleased to see a similar rifle on display there.