Do you know what make your no4 is? It looks almost like a savage (lend lease) but I've never seen a flat lanyard loop like that before. Most all I've seen the lanyard loop is made out of a bent piece of wire.
You should definitely do a little research, you might have a rare or uncommon variation. Most of the savage made (lend lease) guns had US Property stamped along the top of the receiver and this makes them pretty easy to identify. Also they had the simple two aperture flip sight similar to the ones on the m16 a1/a2. The British and Canadian guns should have markings on the receiver where the rear stock mounts up, usually a crown over a GR for the British made guns and Long Branch for the Canadian made ones.
This is interesting, the markings look like savage but I'm not seeing a US property stamp on the top of the receiver. It looks like it might have been refinished at one point because the 1942 date has been scrubbed out a little bit. I was looking at long branch proof marks and none of the proof marks on your guns barrel fit. Also the English proof marks are very noticeable and your gun does not have them. If I had to guess it may be a very early savage made lend lease gun.
Do you know what make your no4 is? It looks almost like a savage (lend lease) but I've never seen a flat lanyard loop like that before. Most all I've seen the lanyard loop is made out of a bent piece of wire.
no clue, all II know about it is that it was my father's uncle's. it was sitting in a basement closet for decades.
You should definitely do a little research, you might have a rare or uncommon variation. Most of the savage made (lend lease) guns had US Property stamped along the top of the receiver and this makes them pretty easy to identify. Also they had the simple two aperture flip sight similar to the ones on the m16 a1/a2. The British and Canadian guns should have markings on the receiver where the rear stock mounts up, usually a crown over a GR for the British made guns and Long Branch for the Canadian made ones.
I took a few pictures of the markings. Some of them are pretty worn.
This is interesting, the markings look like savage but I'm not seeing a US property stamp on the top of the receiver. It looks like it might have been refinished at one point because the 1942 date has been scrubbed out a little bit. I was looking at long branch proof marks and none of the proof marks on your guns barrel fit. Also the English proof marks are very noticeable and your gun does not have them. If I had to guess it may be a very early savage made lend lease gun.