I picked up this marlin model 80 .22 off gunbroker for cheap. I had low expectations, beings as these are basically hardware store guns from the 50s. It looked nice in the photos, but they weren't great pictures. I honestly couldn't tell if it was walnut or a piece of hardwood that happened to get some figure and translucence in it. They made both through the years. It showed up today and WOW. I aint saying I havent seen better walnut, I certainly have. I can say I ain't seen wood like this on one of these! Must have been the lucky walnut 2x4 at the marlin factory that week.
