In relation to the bayonet, Savage produced a spike version which will be marked with their logo
In relation to the bayonet, Savage produced a spike version which will be marked with their logo
The Savage marked pig stickers look like this, and it would have had a frog that looked something like this, there were 6 variations of frogs I think, i'd have to check my books, but I know there was a No6 frog.
There was a third marking, the large S without the box around it, but I haven't found that one yet. The spike bayonet had 4 variants, the No 1 which was a cruciform and forged from 1 piece, The No II which was forged from 1 piece of steel, and plain round. The No II* which was 2 pieces of forged steel, the spike welded to the socket, and the No III, of whcich the socket was all welded castings, 7 of them, and the blade was welded to this managerie. There were also about 5 different scabbards for the spike bayonet, so you have quite a few variations to chase if you wanted to collect them all hehe
Last edited by Stinkpotpete; 05-20-2012 at 01:47 AM.
Nice rifle Joe, looks all original with matching numbers. I have a 1942 dated savage no4mk1* as well in similar condition.If you didnt know savage no4mk1*s had a few modifications to simplify production..... two groove barrel, the cut out to remove the bolt and the flip 300/600 sight.
does your rifle have a two groove barrel? also does it have a manufacture date.
Savage marked bayonets are relatively easy to find, I also managed to get a savage made canvas action cover as well. The action covers are easy to spot they have a huge square s on them.
great price by the way
regards Paul
Thanks for the responses, everyone!
Pete, I already have my eye on a Savage MKII bayonet on ebay.
Paul, Yes, my rifle has a two groove barrel. I can't see a manufacture date.
the date is usually on the butt socket below the serial number, i cant see it in the photo you have there.... maybe its ground down.
heres a photo of my rifle, its in excellent cond. except for the rather ugly wood removal done by a target shooter. also the savage marked action cover
regards Paul
Hi Paul,
The manufacture date hasn't been ground down, I've read that from late 1943 until 1944 for Savage stopped marking their Enfields with a date stamp.
Since my rifle has a 72C serial number, it's probably a 1943.
You have a beautiful rifle, Paul! Is it live, or has it been deactivated?
Step 1-remove the existing sling by cutting it off or slitting open the stitching on the ends and Step 2-obtain a web sling-readiliy available especially a late war or postwar model (be careful not to get the 'Jungle carbine/L1A1 SLR' model as this is shorter than the Lee Enfield No.3 or 4 sling. See the pics above for fitting on the rifle-it's pretty simple compared to the nightmare of Springfield/Garand slings.
PS -As far as being complete, apart from the cleaning kit, sling and bayo, you could get a canvas action cover, the grenade discharger cup, armourers tools etc but the actual rifle has all its functional parts.
Last edited by lithgow; 05-20-2012 at 09:36 PM.
I didnt know about the dates being stopped. Your Savage looks complete with nothing missing that i can see.
My rifle is live but i dont shoot it any more, i think these days i would rather preserve it.
As for the sling they are easy to install, you feed the brass ends through the sling attachments and the prongs hook back onto the sling. I have been told that the correct way is to have the prongs facing out( see photos). but I see a lot of enfields with the prongs facing either way.
My sling is Canadian from ebay, they come up all the time,
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