Savage No4 MkI*.....Thoughts?

[Maple_Leaf_Eh]

The good thing about No.4s is there are millions of parts in circulation. You pointed out the importer reportedly brought in a bunch of Pakistani spares. Piece by piece pull and compare. The rest of the rifle might be worth restoring, but the missing US Property marking might reduce the resale value.

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[tlvaughn]

The good thing about No.4s is there are millions of parts in circulation. You pointed out the importer reportedly brought in a bunch of Pakistani spares. Piece by piece pull and compare. The rest of the rifle might be worth restoring, but the missing US Property marking might reduce the resale value.

I actually have plenty of Savage No4's in the collection, so have no intention of restoring it. This may sound strange, but I purchased it because of its current condition.

Including, possibly, the action body itself, you think?

First thing I did when I stripped it down was compare it to a couple of Savage Action bodies I had laying around and it is Savage made. The only things missing/wrong was the scrubbed "US Property" and the 1944 date on the butt socket. Savage did not date any rifles after 1943.

[Lee Enfield]

I actually have plenty of Savage No4's in the collection, so have no intention of restoring it. This may sound strange, but I purchased it because of its current condition.



First thing I did when I stripped it down was compare it to a couple of Savage Action bodies I had laying around and it is Savage made. The only things missing/wrong was the scrubbed "US Property" and the 1944 date on the butt socket. Savage did not date any rifles after 1943.

I think that you are wrong, the receiver is not Savage manufactured. Look at the sidewall contour and the contour under the safety hole. In addition the markings dont appear to be straight and the "S" is clip cornered.

I have been kicking myself for the last 10 years for not purchasing the Savage & BSA & Fazakerly marked No5MkI* that was here at one of the local shows. The real giveaway on that one was that the rear sight ears were lower than the charger bridge.