1943 Savage No4 mk1* and mk1/3 Rifles - Showcase!

#47C**** - 1943 Savage No4Mk1*

#27C**** - 1943 Savage No4Mk1*

#19C**** - 1942 Savage No4 Mk1/3 - FTR Fazakerley 1951

A really nice example of the 1943 war material rifles made for Great Britain by Savage and their subcontractors in the US. These were marked on the upper left receiver surface as "US Property" and as such pose a larger interest to collectors of American made arms.

All parts are marked as made by Savage or Stephens - the use of a squared S and a squared S in a square marks respectively. This is the No4Mk1* model - which has the bolt head release eliminated - instead a groove is present in the receiver rail where the bolt head can be popped up and out to remove the bolt.

Other mid war expedients for manufacture and characteristics of this rile make and type include a mk3 fabricated rear ladder sight, 2 groove barrel and a unique magazine shell manufacturing process that leaves seams visible along the bottom surface. Of note the wood on this rifle is typical circasian walnut and is a characteristic rich orange color.

Note the "flaming bomb" inspection mark on the left receiver wrist.

#27C**** - 1943 Savage N04 Mk1* - Sold to private collector October 2023.

Note the rounded Cocking Piece on this earlier rifle - also still featuring the "low side" fore-wood to relieve the deleted single round cut-off.

Note the Savage "S" and Savage - Stevens (S in a Square) marks on all components. The "US Property" mark is unique to Savage made Lee Enfield's for the WW2 Lend-Lease contracts.

#19C**** - 1942 Savage No4 Mk1/3 - FTR Fazakerley 1951 - Sold June 2026 to private collector.

A well-preserved example and a collector's item capable of filling multiple slots simultaneously. The FTR has added the Cold War Black Suncorite paint over phosphate finish to all metal components. The Mk1/3 conversion has changed the wood to Beech fore-end made by Fazakerley in 1949 - which matches the replacement butt which is beech and marked for it wartime manufacturer - N49.

A Savage Arms USA in 1942 as No4 mk1* for WW2 Lend-Lease, that was retained by the British military and reconditioned by Fazakelley as an FTR (Factory Thorough Repair) in 1951 and updated to the improved mk2 trigger - this was marked as Mk1/3 to indicate the combination of the bolt head rail slot simplification in combination to the mk2 trigger.

With this pedigree we can then observe the early Savage serial number preserved in 4 places - receiver, bolt handle, magazine and underside of fore-wood.  We can also observe all components being marked for Savage or Fazakerley for its FTR - the latter being the fore-wood and rear sight which was replaced as a Fazakerley made Mk1 machined / micrometer sight.

Exhibiting very little use / wear since the Fazakerley FTR - an ideal candidate for a collection to represent the manufacturers, model and components used.

Action and bolt detail video for the above Savage No1 mk1/3 to further explain the standard bolt set ups and those particular to the No4 mk1* and mk1/3 designations: