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Dating Savage/Stevens rifles - Model 4,5,6 and 85,86,87 series and variants
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<blockquote data-quote="Catt57" data-source="post: 3254463" data-attributes="member: 34578"><p>The letter is the date code and the # is generally thought to be the inspector #. With no letter, the rifle would be earlier than 1948. Being an 87 with no "A" and missing the "RE" patent #, this would make sense and puts it earlier than 1945. </p><p></p><p></p><p>You can read here for more info.</p><p><a href="https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=344753" target="_blank">https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=344753</a></p><p></p><p>It is a long thread and the key info is sporadically mixed in. But it's good info and worth reading if you are interested.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catt57, post: 3254463, member: 34578"] The letter is the date code and the # is generally thought to be the inspector #. With no letter, the rifle would be earlier than 1948. Being an 87 with no "A" and missing the "RE" patent #, this would make sense and puts it earlier than 1945. You can read here for more info. [URL]https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=344753[/URL] It is a long thread and the key info is sporadically mixed in. But it's good info and worth reading if you are interested. [/QUOTE]
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