Savage no 4 mk 1

[sharpsguy]

So Ive been given a Savage built no 4 mk 1 1941 sn# oc 150. The wood is sporterized but it still has full barrel, and is all matching numbers. How rare is this gun? Id like to put it back to full wood, but the savage marked stuff seems pretty rare. I will get some pics up if anyone wants to see some.

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[Lance]

It is worth rebuilding depending the the condition of what is left. Post pic's when you have a chance!

[Mk VII]

Sounds interesting, if the number is that low.
Plenty of butts available here, even if forends are not. (Only got a scratched-up Savage one, and that's on a BSA rifle)

[Roger Payne]

Yes, if the serial is indeed correct, it would suggest that your rifle was the 150th rifle off the Savage production line. They made well over 1 million rifles by the cessation of production in mid 1944, so yours is very early indeed.

ATB

[tlvaughn]

So Ive been given a Savage built no 4 mk 1 1941 sn# oc 150. The wood is sporterized but it still has full barrel, and is all matching numbers. How rare is this gun? Id like to put it back to full wood, but the savage marked stuff seems pretty rare. I will get some pics up if anyone wants to see some.

I recall reading somewhere that Savage completed 1,325 rifles by the end of 1941 (but I have seen 1941 dated rifles as high as 0C2904), so based on the fact that Savage made 1.2 million No4 rifles, a 1941 dated rifle only accounted for approx. 0.11% to 0.24% of the total production (depending on if you use 1,325 or 2,904).

[Mikesm44]

I recall reading somewhere that Savage completed 1,325 rifles by the end of 1941

Yes, Skennerton uses this number for that time period.

[sharpsguy]

Attachment 47712 first picture.

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[sharpsguy]

The trigger guard looks like it was made in two pieces and welded together. Not by bubba, it looks factory. I should know, been a welder fabricator for 25 years (lol)