Old Marlin With two vertical hole on receiver question

[daturk]

I own a Marlin I found in a barn. I had to replace most of the guts to get it functioning correctly but now the gun shoots perfectly.

But I would like to put a scope on it and I have NO idea what kind of mount to use. I've seen pictures of the mount that attaches to the side, I don't have holes on the left side. I have 2 holes, about an inch apart, vertically drilled into the receiver. Then just past the rear site on the barrel there are another two holes drilled into the barrel; same distance as the ones on the receiver.

Anyone have any ideas?

[daturk]

It's a Marlin 81. I beleive it is very early as I have yet to see one like it.

[tigweld]

daturk,
Have to admit this one has me puzzled as to what they might have had mounted on your early Model 81 ? I can so you what the scope mount on my "early" Model 80 looks like.... (http://www.pbase.com/tigweld/marlin_80_early_scope) I believe the same offset mount would have also been the choice then for your Model 81.