Longbranch marking ??

[tlvaughn]

Looks like mine has the original barrel ('42 dated w/ matching s/n).

[limpetmine]

Troy,
What other items does your rifle have? Black steel butt plate? #4 backsight? New wood?
Forearm serialed (as the early ones were). Very cool. It's not often new information is added to the pool.

[tlvaughn]

It looks as if the only things original are the receiver and barrel. Here is some more info:

Mismatched bolt (Faz)
Replacement wood (fore-end is stamped w/ a Savage s/n)
Top of buttstock is stamped "C. ?. A." -- cannot make out the middle letter -- Any thoughts?
MkI backsight
At one time it was a black steel butt plate; however, most of it has been ground down to bare metal

The only thing I'm not sure of is another number that has been stamped on the fore-end under the Savage s/n except it is a larger font -- 0738. Not sure if it is coincidence or just an error, but the s/n for this rifle is 1L7308.