I wish I had known that they were only made with the crossbolt safety. I saw one at the Milton gunshow last year at a good price but passed on it because it had the crossbolt safety.
Didn't they also make one similar without the crossbolt safety or am I confusing it with the Marlin 39 in the straight stock version ?
So, if this guy's is made in 1971, is it not a Texan since according to the above info they were only made 1984 - 1987 ?
Z, does it have the straight stock and short barrel ?