The orig .410 lever action was a standard cataloged item for sale to the public.
It was also one of the guns that Marlin offered up as a bonus to people who bought 4 shares of Marlin stock at the time for $100 ($25/share).
You could opt for a 5th share of stock as well for free instead, in place of the firearm offer.
This was one of the ideas of Frank Kenna who bought the MArlin/Rockwell company at bankrupt auction after WW1.
Raise $$ quickly to get the 'new' company back on it's feet.
It wasn't a big seller off the shelf, but did remain on the price sheets to retailers for a few yrs.
Deluxe editions were listed but those around are often looked at by collectors with suspect.
Simple checkering and and a bit of fancy grain in the wood will do it.
The latter may show up in most any plain grade issue. The former can be added easily enough.
Hocus Pocus,,it's a Deluxe
The shotgun was built on the Model 1893 lever action which later became the Model 1936
Rifle cals 30-30,32Spcl, 38-55, 32-40...
Marlin offered a few other cataloged guns for the same stock share bonus purposes. One was one of the many hammer pump shot guns they mfg'd, can't recall the exact Model# (each gauge had a separate model# even though they were the same gun 12,16 & 20)
As stated,,these orig shotguns will have the old square bolt actions.
The new issue 410's are built on the round bolt actions of the 336/444 actions.