Ok so I had a thread a couple years back and received no help. I am making a new one with pictures and hope that someone knows something about this. A few years ago I bought this Springfield/Savage model 120A from a friend. He didn't seem to know much about the history of it. What I found odd is that it is marked "US PROP.". I did some googling and I can't find anything about these being used for training rifles. The gun is pre '68 as it has no serial numbers. The guys at my local gun shop think it's at least 50 years old because of the nice brown patina. The only markings I can find on it besides the original factory markings are "US PROP.", "NZ" (could be a factory proof?), and a circle with "40S" inside of it (maybe another factory proof?). I know the basic gun in general was made by the thousands and don't fetch more than $100 or so, but I can't find any others with the "US PROP" stamp. There was no rear sight for it, so I picked one up just so it had one. I am not sure why the original one is missing or why it was removed.
Someone please help me
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Here is the complete gun
The complete factory stamping
Close up of the "US PROP." and "NZ"
Close up of the circle with "40S" inside of it
Someone please help me
<Click on thumbs for larger view>
Here is the complete gun
The complete factory stamping
Close up of the "US PROP." and "NZ"
Close up of the circle with "40S" inside of it