2 groove barrel on No.4 Mk1 Savage

[Detroit-1]

I just got a Savage No.4 MK1. It's serial # is 10C. It has a 6 groove barrel. On the barrel is the flaming bomb proof.

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[ssj]

I just got a Savage No.4 MK1. It's serial # is 10C. It has a 6 groove barrel. On the barrel is the flaming bomb proof.

Hi, whats the date of the Savage (1941?) and the date on the barrel please? left or right hand twist? neat if you have an original!!!

From my research so far only the first Savages? no4 mk1s only? (1941?) had 6 groove? or do some mk1*s? the lowest serial number ive seen in NZ this year is 32C237x and it was a mk1* and 2 groove 300/600 sights, but I'll admit I didnt look to see if the barrel could have been original. NB most Savage NZ guns are in the range 5xCxxxx and N^Z marked. Most LBs are 1xLxxxx and 1942 and N^z stamped. two big war time deliveries I guess.

[Ridolpho]

I'll throw in another data point- my 1942 Savage "no star" with serial 4C8646 has a six groove barrel. It's a well used old piece but shiney bore with good rifling and the best fitting forend I've run into. I'm also curious as to how late the "button" cocking piece would have been used.

Ridolpho