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targetgeek · February 26, 2013, 08:55 PM

I took off the front fore grip and took a careful look at the smaller parts. Found several of the square S marks. Didn't see any savage marks on the barrel but there was the same number (00180) there as on the receiver... Left side of the barrel had a etched square. The left side of the receiver does look like it was milled down where the US PROPERTY would have been. Front sight has the adjustable screw.
As someone pointed out, the No4 Mk1* is odd.... I can't find another example of where the one is a "1" rather than "I" .... And the "o" and "k" are usually underlined superscript rather than low as with this rifle.
We may never know, but it appears to be a Savage that was refurbed in 1963.

February 26, 2013, 08:55 PM	#14
targetgeek Junior Member Join Date: February 23, 2013 Posts: 5	Update I took off the front fore grip and took a careful look at the smaller parts. Found several of the square S marks. Didn't see any savage marks on the barrel but there was the same number (00180) there as on the receiver... Left side of the barrel had a etched square. The left side of the receiver does look like it was milled down where the US PROPERTY would have been. Front sight has the adjustable screw. As someone pointed out, the No4 Mk1* is odd.... I can't find another example of where the one is a "1" rather than "I" .... And the "o" and "k" are usually underlined superscript rather than low as with this rifle. We may never know, but it appears to be a Savage that was refurbed in 1963.