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    What does the B marking mean under the serial number ??? and does the NF marking on the barrel mean that it was issued to the Northumberland Fusiliers in Ireland ???
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    Quote Originally Posted by SVT-40 View Post
    does the NF marking on the barrel mean that it was issued to the Northumberland Fusiliers in Ireland
    It isn't NF but NP = Nitro Proof. The device above it is a an "armed" arm holding a seax. The whole thing being part of the Proof mark of the Gunmakers Company.

    BTW, the Regiment was granted a "Royal" in 1935 becoming the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers which pre-dates this rifle.

    BTW2, why a reference to Ireland?
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    Thanks i had no idea of that . I guess i will never know what country my Savage went to, i think i will have better luck asking the rifle where it has been LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by SVT-40 View Post
    i think i will have better luck asking the rifle where it has been LOL

    If you post clear photos of ALL the markings you can find, including those underneath the wood, it may tell you! There does indeed appear to be an Irish connection.
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    You see quite a few B stamped Savage action here in NZicon, I have assumed that it means a replacement action.

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    SVT-40, the double-F on the butt looks like the mark of the Republic of Ireland (Irish Free State)

    FF = Fianna Fail

    as can be found on my indisputably Irish-owned SMLE

    Attachment 43435

    The double-F is in the roundel on the receiver ring. See this thread

    https://www.milsurps.com/showthread....ht=Fianna+Fail

    Note that on my rifle, just to the lower-left of the E on the knoxform, there is an unclear diagonal mark that looks very similar to the mark on your receiver ring*. I suggest that you remove the handguard and post a photo of any markings to be found on the knoxform of your rifle.

    *OK, worked that out now. it's the London "CP" proof mark in both cases (isn't it???)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick View Post
    *OK, worked that out now. it's the London "CP" proof mark in both cases (isn't it???)
    It's a London (Worshipful Company of Gunmakers) "Definitive" Proof mark and it's not CP, it's GP.
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    The stamps and markings on the barrel are not military. They are commercial proofs to say the rifle was safe for civilians. The B on the buttstock ring is not one I recognize. It could mean anything - or nothing. When I read the question, I thought it was the LB mark for Long Branch. But no, this is a distinct letter. There are whole books on the topic of markings and I don't know all of them. There are people who study bayonets. I'm not one of them.

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    Thanks , i'm beginning to think it's big great mystery, iv'e been looking all over internet and can't find a good answer for that letter B

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    The BEC (Baird Equipment Co. - Belfast) spike is relatively rare with only some 75,000 produced (same production quantity as the No.4 MkI cruciform)...

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