I have been bidding on a Marlin 336Y "Spikehorn" 30-30 for my daughter and had to stay up to 1 AM to see if I won. I DID! I don't know exactly when they were made, but they are hard to find and usually pricey. My daughter is only 18 months old, but I am counting on her wanting to hunt like her brothers (15 and 13). My wife thinks that I am crazy for buying the gun, but what is new.