Tripping Over (T)'s - Savage Less Telescope

[rayg]

[QUOTE=martin08;351042]
But sometimes I am a too much of a stickler on the purist end. Even if I find a correct bracket and scope, they will never transform my No. 4 into a full-fledged (T) in my mind. If H&H would have finished the optics fitting, I would be in hot pursuit of the right stuff.

I'm afraid I think the same as Martin does. As a collector, I look for a gun that is still in as much of it's original off the line assembled state as possible, Almost all of my guns in my collection are as such. A purist's sickness I guess.
I had a mint unfired," Less telescope" Rifle like Martin's but with a MkIII scope on it that of course wasn't right but it came in a Less telescope marked chest with the scope and mount's numbers on it and the case.
A nice set, nothing wrong with it and would have been fully acceptable for most anyone else, but not me.
I now have a fully matching "T" with a matching scope and mount in a matching case and in a matching numbered chest that satisfies my quest fully.
There are many variables to collecting, from the purist, to the shooter, and to just an all around collector. In the end, we all enjoy which one we are. Ray