No4 MkI Marking

[GeneM]

My Savage #4MKI 1941 sn 0C2804 has that same marking. The highest serial number for a 1941 dated Savage that has turned up in my survey on another forum. It is an sniper that was never fitted with a scope. No S51 on the buttstock but does have the serial number on the buttstock tenon. It only has the England stamp on the receiver ring and no importers marks. Picked it up a number of years ago and thought to be from Springfield Sporters. Sadly the original forearm is long gone but I have restored it with a new Savage marked one from Springfield Sporters. It has been fitted with a SARCO mount and old Weaver K4. Excellent shooter. I had to hone the bore of the SARCO mount as it was very rough and undersize.

My Savage #4MKI* 1942 sn 15C5798 does not have this mark. It, too, is sniper never fitted with a scope and is in original state. Will put up pics at a later date.

[tlvaughn]

My Savage #4MKI 1941 sn 0C2804 has that same marking.

Maybe it is a coincidence or maybe we can narrow down the mystery mark, but my Savage is a No4 MkI 1942 s/n 0C325X.

[GeneM]

It may be an Savage in house inspector's stamp, I know over the years each Remington inspector has their own unique stamp. That system is still in use today or was this past summer when the RSA held a Seminar in Ilion.

What is also interesting we have only 450 rifles between my highest 1941 date serial number 0C2804 and your lowest 1942 date serial number 0C325x. Previously there was over 1,000 rifles difference on an another forum's survey. We have narrowed the the gap.

[Surpmil]

Dug out a 0C53-- receiver (1942). Here is the mark. It looks like a torch or flame. At first glance I thought it was a footprint, but the toe marks are rust pits!

I was going to suggest factory inspector's marks too

[jmoore]

My Savage #4MKI 1941 sn 0C2804 has that same marking. The highest serial number for a 1941 dated Savage that has turned up in my survey on another forum. It is an sniper that was never fitted with a scope. No S51 on the buttstock but does have the serial number on the buttstock tenon. It only has the England stamp on the receiver ring and no importers marks. Picked it up a number of years ago and thought to be from Springfield Sporters. Sadly the original forearm is long gone but I have restored it with a new Savage marked one from Springfield Sporters. It has been fitted with a SARCO mount and old Weaver K4. Excellent shooter. I had to hone the bore of the SARCO mount as it was very rough and undersize.

My Savage #4MKI* 1942 sn 15C5798 does not have this mark. It, too, is sniper never fitted with a scope and is in original state. Will put up pics at a later date.

Hello! Is that a giant Enfield mark on the receiver bottom??

If that's a Savage w/ scope pads could we get some pictures of the front pad, esp. the top, please,please,please?

Anyone else care to jump in on this off tangent bit of mystery?

[GeneM]

Here are pics of the front pad on 0C2804, I did not shoot the underside but could not see any marks. I will be away for a week. Will shoot any additional pics then.

[jmoore]

Thanks, GeneM. Is the front pad of 0C2804 tied to the "ED" (funny looking "D") pictured above or 15c5798? (I was hoping to see an Enfield inspector's mark on the pad , but the receiver mark itself is quite interesting to find on a Savage.)

BTW Still working my way through your Remington Lee book. Should have gotten it years ago, but never had any opportunities for "hands on" investigations until recently... Its quite helpful!

[Surpmil]

Hello! Is that a giant Enfield mark on the receiver bottom??

The tail of the Z cuts into the center of the D, caught my eye too.

[jmoore]

Oh, Phooey! Though we had stumbled onto something. Dadgummed old monitors (they're NOT mine!) make stuff hard to see. A clear mind helps a bit too!

Still, every little bit more info helps. The scopeless Savage rifles remain a bit of a strange duck.

ETA: I___ see___ Enfield___ marks...