380 appeared this modification consisted of the addition of a grip safety (which was commendable) and the elimination of the hammer-shaped cocking lever that was exposed at the rear end of the slide in the original model. In 1915, however, a modified version of both the. Curiously, in some specimens this letter is used as a prefix to the serial number while in other specimens it will be found used as a suffix thereto. 380 caliber model was introduced in 1913, with serial numbering starting at No. Callahan does not provide parts, gun smith services or offer a locator service for firearms or parts. This information may be available through John Callahan who is an independent arms historian and is not an employee of Savage Arms. Savage Arms is no longer able to access historical information on older Savage, Stevens, or Fox firearms. Volcanic Arms New Haven Arms Henry Rifles Model 1866 Model 1873 Model 1876 Model 1885 Single Shot Model 1886 Model 1892 Model 1894 (Mod 94) Model 1895 Model 53 Model 55 Model 64 Model 65 Model 71 Model 88 Model 150 Model 9422. Also, I am looking for a trigger guard for the same rifle. Hello, I'm trying to find the year of manufactor of my Savage Model 24V.357/20ga., Serial No. Barrel length is 20 inches Serial Number is B901XXX Please help identify the model and year. It also has a checkered stock instead of a plain stock. Unlike other Savage Springfield 187s I have seen, it does not have a model number after the 187 on the barrel. The marks on the inside of the frame, where the lower barrel seats when closed, are what one would call assembly stampings, and match frame to barrel, found on underside of shot barrel near forend lug, and also sometimes found on the butt stock under the butt plate.I am trying to identify this rifle. While the letter within the circle always match on factory matching barrel and frame, the numbers never match. It has also been found with letters and numbers on the barrel clusters, on the shot barrel or on the barrel assembly lug block. This code with or without circle/oval, containing one or two numbers plus a single letter, has been found just about anywhere and everywhere on the frame, but only on the outside of the frame, never inside. Sometimes the letter code will stand alone, without being encircled. Significance of the numbers is not known. The letters correspond to the years shown in the above table. It will sometimes appear as a small circle containing a number and a letter.

Usually, it is behind the hinge pin on the barrel(s) or ahead of the trigger guard on the bottom of the frame. You will find a date code stamped on every shotgun & rifle/shotgun in the Savage/Stevens brands produced between March 1949 and December 1968.

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