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Longbranch must have had a surplus of cases. I believe they were the only ones to stamp "22" on the cases but I may be wrong. On an unrelated note, I just received a phone call from a gentleman who...

Thanks breakeyp. I wonder where the .22 followers went.

I am definetly heeding your words of wisdom Peter and am doing my best to "preserve" rather than "restore" this No.4. This rifle hung over a wood stove for a lot of its existance which dried out...

Thanks David. I had some suspicions with the buttstock as it had no Stevens/Savage markings on it like the rest of the wood. I guess I have something else to look for at the gunshows this year. At...

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Thanks to Brian Dick for his response. I should have included a photo of the follower in my original post. This would have settled my query once and for all. It is indeed a Long...

That would be great breakeyp. I'd like to put the rifle back to original military configuration (or as close to its last war-time configuration). Besides the wierd mag and mis-matched bolt it...

That's what I had suspected. I'm in the process of stripping the rifle down for restoration. I love this site!!!

Thanks Brian Dick. Do you suppose this was done at the Long Branch amoury or slapped together post war with parts on-hand by a civilian? I haven't been able to find any other instances of this...

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I have acquired a run-of-the-mill 1942 Savage No4 Mk1* with mis-matched bolt but full wood and, as far as I can tell, un-bubbafied. The serial # is in the 27C**** range. What has me...

Greetings to the members of Milsurps.com. Thank you all for the contributions to the knowledge library. I've recently picked up a 1940 G.R.I. Ishapore III and was searching the Internet for info...