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Thank you all for the information. and for Ted, thank you for the offer to post any pics.

I got a few taken and onto the imgbb.
For some reason the other batch won't transfer. I'll keep trying.

Here's a few that decided to show.








Rounded front edge of the bbl lug.
Oval headed screws on TG (2 screws) and the lock plate screw.
Engraving pic that didn't want to play shows a Qual 2 pattern.

The FE has the vase shaped tip inlay. The center of the checkering pattern is an empty round cutout.
Nice quality wood IMO. Should really perk up with a cleaning. Repairs needed to the FE and the butt stock.
Checkering was recut at one time and not the best skill involved. But more than retrievable.
3 position Safety with a large window cut out, Stop check in the bbl lug.

Butt plate is hard rubber but just a plain plate with horizontal grooves in the mid section. No mfg'rs logo or anything like that.

Mechanically it is tight and works just fine. I will disassemble and at least clean and lube. Fix the wood of course. It has a loose FE lug extension underneath, but that's no problem either to fix.
It'll make a nice Skeet gun with what probably are very tight chokes.
It's the first LSC I have personally owned since I was 14y/o. Just the sunshine side of 80 now.
At that time my Father bought a OO Grade (?) for $25 from the local PD Chief.
With the provided ammo of Peters HV 2 3/4" magnum #4's or 6's (The necessary ammo according to my Father for any small game hunting), it was not a pleasant gun to shoot at all.

When I worked for MArlin, Col Brophy looked up the mfg yr for me,,1902 IIRC. He was interested in any LCS that came in for repair or otherwise. Mine was an otherwise.
Right about that time Brophy convinced the front office to NOT accept any vintage LCS for repair or refinishing. Which they agreed to.
The word sent back with the returned LCS to the customer was that no parts were available.
We had large shipping containers full of any part you could imagine in the 'loft' right above the Repair Dept. All carefully packed and labeled. Brought to North HAven from the old plant in New HAven

Marlin was just a couple yrs into the mfg'r of their 'new LCS- at the time.
That was a treat watching them glue the ribs on and then use the same cheap epoxy they had mixed up for that to then turn around and 'glass bed' the action into the wood.