The marks on the inside of the frame, where the lower barrel seats when closed, are what one would call assembly stampings, and match frame to barrel, found on underside of shot barrel near forend lug, and also sometimes found on the butt stock under the butt plate. While the letter within the circle always match on factory matching barrel and frame, the numbers never match. It has also been found with letters and numbers on the barrel clusters, on the shot barrel or on the barrel assembly lug block. The six digit (always) numbers, stamped only on the left side of the frame, not on the barrels or fore end or on the wood, are preceded by capital letters from A to E. ![]() This code with or without circle/oval, containing one or two numbers plus a single letter, has been found just about anywhere and everywhere on the frame, but only on the outside of the frame, never inside. From October 1968 to March 1988 Savage/Stevens/Fox B doubles are serial numbered in a completely new serial number range beginning at A000001. ![]() Sometimes the letter code will stand alone, without being encircled. Significance of the numbers is not known. The letters correspond to the years shown in the above table. It will sometimes appear as a small circle containing a number and a letter. Usually, it is behind the hinge pin on the barrel(s) or ahead of the trigger guard on the bottom of the frame. ![]() You will find a date code stamped on every shotgun & rifle/shotgun in the Savage/Stevens brands produced between March 1949 and December 1968.
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