Those "New in the box" Savage made No4's from a few years back...

[Hal O'Peridol]

Back around 2001 Robert Paddon was selling a stack of Savage made No4MkI* Enfields at the Vancouver area gun show, for 300 dollars Cdn IIRC.

Did anyone else here pick one of those up, and does anyone have the back story on how these became available, and where they were prior to sale?

He was flogging a lot of nice kit back then too.

 

[Vimy Ridge]

I have one. Don't know the story behind it though.

 

[Hal O'Peridol]

bump....

anyone else have info...??

 

[Vimy Ridge]

bump....

anyone else have info...??

Yours still in grease?

 

[Hal O'Peridol]

Yep. Still has the cosmolened bolt in the little cardboard bolt box also. Got a couple other nice Savage No4s to shoot.

 

[longbranch*]

Savage

I picked up two when I moved to Victoria. Both un-issued, but cozmoline cleaned off. The 1944 had been fired a couple times and was missing mag. The one I kept is a '43 with early stock. Never fired as action so plugged with cozmo it would go "thunk" when dry-fired. Seems a lot of in the grease Savages ended up in Canada after contract cancelled. For some reason they dont have the "collector appeal" up here as LB's do. I've seen them at shows from $700-900 but dont think they sold. I really like mine though.
Geoff

 

[cantom]

I picked up two when I moved to Victoria. Both un-issued, but cozmoline cleaned off. The 1944 had been fired a couple times and was missing mag. The one I kept is a '43 with early stock. Never fired as action so plugged with cozmo it would go "thunk" when dry-fired. Seems a lot of in the grease Savages ended up in Canada after contract cancelled. For some reason they dont have the "collector appeal" up here as LB's do. I've seen them at shows from $700-900 but dont think they sold. I really like mine though.
Geoff

I agree, I don't get the same feeling looking at a Savage as I do looking at an LB...

 

[Vimy Ridge]

Well if you guys don't like your unissued Savage No4's send them to me.

 

[JP]

The unfired Savage No.4 MKI* rifles were imported into Canada by Century Arms formerly of Montreal, QC. Bought one in 1972 for $20.00 CDN.

 

[polaris]

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Buy the rifle not the story.

 

[Vimy Ridge]

 

[Otokiak]

Sweeeeeet ...

Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA

 

[purple]

Crown Surplus in Calgary was selling them for $30 a pop back in the early 1970s. An Army buddy and I split a case of them and I foolishly sold mine off over the following 10 yrs.

 

[Hal O'Peridol]

Here's some crappy pics of mine:

I would think we have enough extant examples to be able to not only buy the rifle, but to also buy the story.

 

[Steppenwolf]

Very nice, a much under-appreciated rifle in Canada.

 

[starpuss]

I Wish i had one

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Serial number 38C#### would be late 1942. Why would a block of rifles be diverted and never issued just when the war was getting serious?

I've seen the Garand forum members get a proverbial stiffy when they find an arsenal rebuild, and begin to fantasize that it was pulled off the QM rack and and put away especially for them to find today. Balderdash! There is more to the story than just the story.

 

[shootemup]

Rob is probably lurking on here somewhere? I think he lives in Edmonton now.

 

[colt1911guy]

I still kick myself, for not buying one in the 1990's.