Tripping Over (T)'s - Savage Less Telescope

**martin08** · 12-08-2015 04:55 PM

I stumbled across my fourth Sniper in four month's time today at a local shop. I bought the Enfield Trials Rifle from a private sale in September, watched the other Trials Rifle do crazy money at Poulin's Auction in October, passed on a put-together rebuild BSA at my local shop in November, and took home my Savage (T) Less Telescope today.

It's not perfect. The rear handguard and rear band are not original. The rest is splendid. Non-import marked. Still with the six-groove Savage barrel (is 7C a little late for six-groove?).

Many pics. Enjoy, and thanks for looking.

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**RobD** · 12-08-2015 05:00 PM

A beauty. So nice to see the Savage blued finish instead of the usual British icon

suncorite...

**Beerhunter** · 12-08-2015 05:32 PM

What a find. Well done. BTW, it's odd that with those post1954 Birmingham Proof marks that this one doesn't even have an "England icon

" mark.

**bigduke6** · 12-08-2015 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by RobD

A beauty. So nice to see the Savage blued finish instead of the usual British icon

suncorite...

Rob, Its a mix of Blued and Parkerized finish, the body has that green grey tint of Parkerizing....

**Brian Dick** · 12-08-2015 06:04 PM

Geoff, The bodies of Savage rifles were sandblasted giving the original Dulite blue finish the appearance of Parkerizing in contrast to the lightly polished barrel.

**martin08** · 12-08-2015 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by Beerhunter

What a find. Well done. BTW, it's odd that with those post1954 Birmingham Proof marks that this one doesn't even have an "England icon

" mark.

I was surprised to see that it had escaped this stamp, as well. Two, three, four looks around, and it still isn't there!

**Surpmil** · 12-09-2015 01:14 AM

A veritable time capsule. S51, but nothing else, so that marking arrived before the "T" and "TR"

Someone had a go at taking the front pad screws out and then thought better of it!

One little ding on the front pad to take off a needle file?

No ENGLAND stamp so brought in from another country for re-export? No pad staking a sign of early departure from UK icon

service?

**Gil Boyd** · 12-09-2015 06:31 AM

Pad screws unstaked was that typical of Savage?

**Badger** · 12-09-2015 06:40 AM

Check the MKL icon

and read this article by Advisory Panel icon

member Lance:

1942 No.4 Mk1*(T) Savage Sniper Rifle (less scope)

Regards,
Doug

**bigduke6** · 12-09-2015 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by Brian Dick

Geoff, The bodies of Savage rifles were sandblasted giving the original Dulite blue finish the appearance of Parkerizing in contrast to the lightly polished barrel.

Thanks Brian, always assumed they were parked....... understand the difference regarding the polished and sandblasted finish, ( perfect example in martin08's rifle) been experimenting recently with a cold black oxide kit I,ve had for some time and tweaked it a bit, when time permits will post results regarding the finish compared to parkerizing, two bits have been out in all weather's and are holding up.... just had a look on on the net regarding Du-lite, like the old saying "you learn something new every day".......

Nice rifle martin08, a " T " a month is good going......

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