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Savage No4 Mk1* US Property.

victory38
I think this is a WWII Lend Lease rifle? Serial No 0C21585 with B under. Has matching number on bolt. All parts, bbl bands, front sight, stock below trigger guard marked S. Flaming bomb on left side of receiver and stamped below is the S on the stock. Magazine has S in square on inside shell plate and S in square and B on mag catch release rib. Bottom of rifle floorplate has S next to loop that could be for a chain to hold mag. Stock has an A stamped on pistol grip plus letters F, R on rt. side of butt stock. Rear sight is flip up type,(300-600yd.) with S. The top left side of receiver has a crown over BNP with same marking on bottom side end of bolt knob. Has 2 stamped on shell ejector side of bolt. Something else on top of ejector end of bolt...can't make it out?...maybe an S with tiny flaming bomb. S marked on mid bbl sling swivel. Rear bbl sling swivel not marked and maybe missing stack swivel on top S band. Has British canvas receiver 3 snap cover with rawhide lace on one end..maybe not original to rifle. Oh, when bolt is cocked there's another S on the blued end of bolt, although I don't know how to remove the bolt entirely. Spike bayonet has S on side. Butplate is Al or alloy. No import marks that I can find...don't know where to look. Stock has some minor dings, never refinished. Metal is blue and is excellent. Lot of description just to ask someone when it was made and anything else you would like to share. Thanks for your time.
Bob

Robert L. Ford
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  • mark christian
    You seem to already know nearly everything there is to know about your rifle. The No.4 Mark 1* was approved in June, 1941 but was never produced outside of North America. Savage and Long Branch in Canada manufactured over 2 million of these rifles during the war so they are not exactly a rare item. All Savage production has a "C" prefix in the serial number to inticate Chicoppe Falls while Canadain rifles have an "L" for Long Branch. The only real differences between these Mark 1* and the standard Mark 1 rifles was the elimination of the bolt head catch, a cut out on the bolt head track was used for removal instead. I am sure someone here has a link to some fantastic on line site where a complete serial number chart has been posted along with plenty of other useful data.

    Mark T. Christian
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  • victory38
    Mark, thanks for your info.
    Regards,
    Bob

    Robert L. Ford
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