![]() Savage barrels will also a very tiny shell and flame just like whats on the body or wrist but very small. On the knoxform you can find a crossed SA and a larger U for the African ones. ![]() The proof marks on the barrel usually mean they were sold out of service and sometimes you will see one with the word England on it usually on the left side of the rifle somewhere.Ī lot of S marked rifles went to South Africa and will have a U mark with serif's sometimes on the bottom metal or small parts. The serial no on your rifle according o info I have was made in between Jan-Feb 1943. Nice job! I own a few no 4 rifles and they are all manufactured by Savage. Only other thing missing is the front swivel which I had to get re-shipped as they sent the wrong one. The bore is minty and I can't wait to get out and see how it does. Overall I'm happy with how everything has turned out.It's also right around the point where Savage stopped serializing the bolts to individual rifles to save time. This rifle is just after the switch from the 300-600 flip sight to the micro-adjustible sight that the British preferred. ![]() I have a pro-mag in there for a placeholder at the moment. Waiting on the correct magazine which is on order.NOS forearm, NOS rear hand guard (which is darker than I'd like, so I'm going to go for a used Savage marked one to see if it gets any better) used front guard, sling swivels, etc. I was able to find ALL of the missing parts with the correct Savage markings to bring it back to life.Luckily, the butt wasn't messed with outside of being covered over, and once I dissolved the varnish and shellac, all the stamps showed up in very good detail.The forearm was chopped with all the stock hardware missing, and to make matters worse, it was coated with varnish over shellac. ![]() In fact, the pressure proof marks are at the tip of the barrel and intact which is great since importers usually cover them up with importation marks. It turned out to be a 1942 Savage-made Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.1* Lend-Lease rifle that is NOT import marked.
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