Rifle, No. 4 Mk I*. Stevens-Savage. One of the 1.2 million Rifles, No. 4 Mk I/I* produced by Stevens-Savage of Chicopee, Massachusetts for Britain under the terms of Lend/Lease during WWII and as such marked U.S. Property on the receiver rail. Serial number 54C8532 (late 1943 production). Fitted with an S marked Mk II battle sight [NOTE: Owing to production difficulties with the Mk I micrometer sight, all Savage production after mid-1942 was fitted with the Mk II 300/600 yard battle sight as a production expedient. As Mk I sights became available, the rifles were retrofitted at the unit level. Therefore, the Mk II is the correct factory sight for most Savage No.4s]. Has the characteristic fabricated front sight protector unique to Savage production. ALL parts including action parts are S marked including magazine/follower, bands, trigger guard, forestock cap, front handguard cap, swivels, safety, and S marked ILCO alloy buttplate.
Overall 98%+ gray/blue phosphate finish no paint. Wood is American rock maple is excellent with only a couple of storage scuffs. All wood including handguards is S cartouched. The two-groove bore is mirror-like - extremely sharp and bright - and appears virtually unfired. Matched: bolt and receiver [NOTE: The forestock shows no sign of ever having been numbered. This, coupled with the Mk II sight, probably indicates that the gun was never on issue in the British Army].
No import marks. :-D
