coondawg
The closest SN I have on file with a date from a factory letter is SN 146995 dated in May 1922 so yours would be a little earlier but can't say with any certainty. But if you were to claim either 1921 or 1922, it would be hard to argue. You can get a factory letter from Savage if you want that.
Enjoy that oldster, try to find a RF shoulder arm that loaded from a detachable box magazine designed in 1903. Yous looks all original except for the scope and mount. As Gene and Rick have said standard velocity or target speed ammo only. Find some shorts, the slower ones if you can, and try them out, a lot of fun.
