1889 Marlin?

[Don McDowell]

Doc called this morning and asked are you going to be around in an hour or so? Yeh we'll be here.
Well in due time ol aggie rolled into the yard and here come Doc packin a levergun. As soon as he clears the gate he says "here ya go, Merry Christmas" and hands me this old Marlin.
I believe it's an 89 model as it still has the external leverlatch. Top of the barrel is marked 38 w. The rifling is real strong.
The back end of the firing pin is broken off and there's a bit of slop where the barrel attaches to the receiver. But other than that she looks pretty good.
Now on the hunt for a firing pin, thinking I may be able to take the barrel out, clean up the threads and Loctite it back in place. Altho I might call Gerri the gunsmith and ask him what he thinks about it.