Just wondering what others might think of a deal I recently completed. I traded a Marlin 1894 .44 mag rifle for a S&W Model 25-5. My Marlin was in pretty good shape, had some scratches on the wood and a little bluing loss on a small place on the barrel. The 25 looks like new, has a pinned 8" barrel and the firing pin on the hammer, cylinder is not recessed. It has Pachmyar grips, do not have the box or docs or original grips. I think the value is pretty equal, what do you think?