It's the last version of the 29B, which was the last of the 29's. Compared to 29A's, 29B's are not drilled & tapped for a tang sight and have two tone receivers with the trigger guard part having a duller, almost matte blue that was not as durable as the blue on the rest of the gun. This one has a blued slide arm which was started 1952~1953 and the blue on these started wearing off from the first cycle of the action, this one show most worn off the part of the arm that enters the receiver - all Savage slide actions prior to this had the slide arms left 'in the white'. Grooved receivers started late 1954 and will not accept some mounts very well due to the short length of the grooves. I would check the grooves for possible damage from a poor fitting scope mount.
Last edited by GeneB; 05/23/17. Reason: improved some wording
