Savage No.4 Mk1 (T) - Authentification Request

[Hesalite]

Hey guys,

I've got another authentification request for you. Brian and Badger have already given it the green light, but just interested in what others might think.

You may remember my last authentification request of the near mint No.5 Mk1, where I had a guy trying to tell me the King George proof on the 800 yard Faz rear sight stood for Long Branch, and THUS it must be a fake!

Well he's back again, claiming the following "among other things" are red flags for my rifle...

1) Lack of sling swivel at trigger guard...even though these were fitted starting in 1944...
2) Lack of scope serial on buttstock wrist...even though most Savage Snipers were never fitted with scopes...
3) ALL 0C Savages were fitted with scopes, so it MUST be wrong...look st Brian's 0C as reference...no scope or serial on buttstock wrist
4) The rifle "has been reblued during a rebuild program"...oh man, too funny.

The guy states he's a member of the board of directors and small arms curator at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, so he must be an "exspurt" lol.

Anyways, here are photos of the rifle which should ship to my FFL this Thursday:

Imgur: Pics of less-scope Savage sniper

Thanks guys!

FYI, does anyone have one of the Numrich Reproduction scopes/mounts they'd like to sell?

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