chicharrones
needs more ammo
Are you finding that the name and/or alpha numeric designation of other guns is historically significant. Ruger Model 77? Ruger SP101? Christensen Mesa?
There is a connection between that one and this one. They are both Smith and Wesson lever guns. Is there a connection between the Volcanic and a volcano? If not, then that's something to foot stomp over.
S&W can call that Marlin engineered/Henry modified gun whatever they want. The patent is long gone, so no reason S&W can't make a Marlin clone, too.