US Property serial number - year? [Archive] - Military Surplus Collectors Forums

kjohn

01-28-2009, 10:12 PM

I just purchased a nice old Savage "US Property". Although the wood has been Bubba'd, I plan to put full wood on it. I posted pics of it on the General forum:
Bubba'd N.o4 bought - pic - Military Surplus Collectors Forums (http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=4463)

I would be grateful if someone could direct me to a site that I could check the year it was made via the S.N.. Thanks in advance!!:p:p

bradtx

01-29-2009, 08:38 PM

kjohn, Really, this site can determine the year of manufacture. I read where there are two digits blacked out. 0CXXXX would be a Mk.I. I don't see a bolthead release behind the charger guide so yours is a Mk.I*. 99C9999 is the last of the first block. After 99C9999 S-S restarted with a 0 block, but with five digits, 0C00001.

Some S-S action bodies were dated even tho' the practice was generally discontinued and rifles with 90CXXXX have had a 1944 date. S-S stopped manufacture around mid 1944. Your rifle was manufactured in 1944.

Brad