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- Thread starter josh1976
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It was a Savage made No. 4 Mk. I*. The Mk. I cocking piece is the earlier version. Who knows if it, or the bolt, are original to the rifle? The conversion may well be a PH. The stock set is the commonly used Sile brand made in Italy. If the bore is as good as the exterior, it should be a good shooter and a decent hunting rifle.
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Your rifle, at one time, was a WWII military rifle - with different wood stocks, and before that front receiver ring was drilled and tapped. Since there is no evidence of holes on the cross bridge - is likely it was once set up with a Parker Hale A20 front scope base and used a Parker Hale A21 rear base in place of that rear sight. As is, looks to me like a sporter conversion - likely terrific for deer or moose hunting, but has not much to be a "milsurp" left on it??
I am not aware of any military that stamped the word "custom" onto the barrel. That front sight ramp is not military, and I do not see bayonet lugs - so is likely an "after service" or truly "custom" barrel that was screwed onto that receiver, at some time, by someone. I am not familiar with the purpose of the hole into the stripper clip slot - above and ahead of the ejector screw - that hole was not a military thing, as far as I know.
I am not aware of any military that stamped the word "custom" onto the barrel. That front sight ramp is not military, and I do not see bayonet lugs - so is likely an "after service" or truly "custom" barrel that was screwed onto that receiver, at some time, by someone. I am not familiar with the purpose of the hole into the stripper clip slot - above and ahead of the ejector screw - that hole was not a military thing, as far as I know.
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maple_leaf_eh
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Was the Royals badge and white wings a little flex on the rest of us? The changes were something very familiar to hunters and buyers in the 1950s and 1960s. I remember this kind of conversion in the Simpson Sears and Canadian Tire catalogues. I liked that they weren't stock original looking.
I have a Long Branch that looks very similar. On mine the barrel is original. Barrel is cut down with same front site. Tapped and drilled the same. Custom on the barrel also. No sign of any markings telling who customized it. Same stock and forearm shape. Someone obviously made them up.
Back in the day, there were a number of companies making nice sporters, and some making not-so-nice sporters. Companies such as Churchill, Cogswell and Harrison, Golden State Arms, Globco, etc would source parts from known suppliers such as Sile or Bishop for stocks, and perhaps even Parker Hale themselves for sights, etc. So its not unusual to find similarities among the various offerings.
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