I think it would be worth lettering.
The one question I have is that I'm thinking the R's with 3 point checkering from that era also had 3 point checkering on the forearm. Is that right?
This rifle has 3 point checkering on the wrist and 2 point on the forearm. I don't know if that is cause for suspicion or not?
The checkering does look Savage to me though, but I am not an expert in that regard.
The 99R's up to 1935 did have 3pt checkering on buttstock and forearm. But more pertinent in my opinion is that the 99K had 3pt checkering on buttstock and forearm very similar to this one. The major difference is the 99K had the side panels checkered. A minor difference is the 2nd point down on Jaaack's forearm goes farther back than the standard 99K checkering for a forearm.
So very similar to the 1930's 99K checkering, minus the side panels.
