“Unissued/New Savage No4?

[Thunderstreak]

Definitely sounds like a possibility that it was redone at some point. Did you go to the trouble of scrubbing proof marks, replace bolt heads, barrels, etc.? It’s usually pretty easy to see where stamps have been removed/ground off unless a lot of time was spent to conceal the work.

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[browningautorifle]

Did you go to the trouble of scrubbing proof marks, replace bolt heads, barrels, etc.?

No scrubbing of marks, the bolt heads were done as required and barrels WERE juggled a bit. We had enough stuff to select back then, a few years back. This is where you get parts that have been reparkerized that look new...but are actually WELL used. A bolt head can be done and then lapped on a hard Arkansas stone to give that mirror bolt face. No major dings? Good to go.