All matching 1943 Savage with unit disk

[Brian Dick]

It is correct as far as I'm concerned. If you change out parts which are plentiful and available, all you do is open a can of worms and alter the history of the rifle. When I was a kid I used to think everything should be bright and shiny and matching like it just came from the factory. Too many grown men who should know better are buying these rifles now and f--king them up in the name of so called "restoration" which is a very misused term. I appreciate the history of each individual rifle as is. If you want to restore one, buy a butchered beater that needs it. I'll put my helmet on now! lol!!

[MilitaryTorch]

I know exactly what you are saying. I mostly collect k98 all matching correct rifles and leave them as is. what sold me on this rifle was all matching numbers even on the mag and no import mark. If I ever change the parts I will hold on to the ones that were on it to preserve its history.
having said that I think all the "mismatched" were stamped rather than milled.
is it common to have an Enfield not to have an import mark? or the england stamp on it?

[Bruce_in_Oz]

"Screw, guard, trigger, back" is the big name for the little screw.

The main reason they get "scruffy" is that people try to remove them before removing the big one at the other end (Screw, guard, trigger, front...oddly enough).

The tension on the front screw causes the "rear" screw to be loaded in "shear" mode and that's why they are a problem to remove in the wrong sequence.

Thread should be 4BA, as opposed to the No1 Mk3 etc type which is 0.144" x 37TPI, Enfield form thread.

[Brian Dick]

Savage bands were all milled. The front sight guard was a stamping and they were easily bent compared to the milled one. That's probably why yours was replaced. The original Savage lower swivel band has a squarer rather than round contour than the one on yours which may well have a little LB on it if you look real close. The front band looks like a big heavy milled Savage mfg one. You can't wear those out except by installing it incorrectly and ruining the screw thread. If the rifle was imported prior to 1968, no import marks were required. The England stamp was a country of origin stamp. Some pre '68 imports have it and some don't.

[D-BOMB]

Those grooved upper hand guards get me every time! Beauty rifle, thanks for sharing.