Those Marlins were both bought of Gunbroker and were 20" carbine round bbl. one is a 1974 and the other 1975 model. I had the long 26" long octagonal made from a Green Mountain blank and fitted to the receiver by an old gunsmith in Ohio. I polished the bbl with different stones to keep all the flats sharp. I had purchased the irregular stump walnut years ago I fit all the wood to the metal starting with the forearm, that's the hardest part, them the crescent butt plate. This one is chambered in .44 Magnum. The short bbl Marlin is in .45 Colt I bought that bbl from Numrich Gun Parts and just switched out the round carbine bbl for the octagonal bbl and fitted the new wood to the metal.
I have a few pictures of the wood shortly after I began working on it they are below.
The Uberti 1873 was a 20" bbl .45 Colt and I changed the bbl out to .44 Special. and used some fantastic crotch walnut for this one I call "Show Girl" I also did a modified deluxe pistol grip 1873 that I changed the design on the grip to look like the guns did in the early years. I tried to get the look of an old Marlin as well as Winchester, I think it's unique looking If you look at the Uberti factory deluxe stock it looks homely as Rosie O'donnell and they don't use any kinda walnut I'v ever seen, it looks like sycamore with red stain. I also added another set of raw wood that I have not started yet. Maybe later this year, anyway I'm very happy you guys like some of my projects. I enjoy showing them