Sqweeler:
1) are all the parts Serialed to the receiver?
2) what butt plate does it have?
3) 26" or 22" brl?
4) what caliber?
5) is the rifle still a TD?
The part that does not make since is the logo on the side of the receiver. It was not located there till the R came out in 1950. When it was added to the top of the receiver of early rifles it's believed to be because the receiver needed heat treating. It appears to have the original brl so no heat treat needed.
The only TD brl with a dovetailed front sight in that serial range was the "A TD" or "Short Rifle-TD".
If I had sent it to the fcatory for rework in the 50's and it came back looking like that I would be pissed...unless it was bad shape to start with.
Looks redone to me. The forearm ring didn't hold blue well but this one seems to have more difference than usual.
PS...just caught up on the above postings. The serial number is pre-.300 Savage. So if it is a .300 now it might have been returned to the factory after 1949 for heat treat so that the owner could re-chamber the original brl (factory stated in print that they would not re-chamber a brl. only replace).
