Truthbetold (originator of this thread).....

That is an awesome Marlin 30-30! It looks identical to mine (but with a scope). I have a Marlin 30AS. See?

Originally I had a nice older Glenfield 4x32 scope on it, but the scope broke and lost its "zero", so I stripped the scope off but kept the Weaver base and rings. This is what my Marlin 30-30 looked like before when I had a scope on it:


I love the 30-30. It is a timeless classic lever gun that has taken more deer than any other rifle cartridge around. 100+ years and it is still going strong.