2 of my 3 savages No4Ts had scopes, the 3rd had replacement wood, so one can't tell.
I believe that if we look closely, most (if not all) of the Savage MkI rifles were fitted with scopes.
The Savage MkI* rifles are where the "less telescope" rifles show up.
My Savage No4MkI*(T) was originally fitted with a telescope.