![]() ![]() I will check on the one that I discovered in the gun shop to see if it is serial numbered, that is, if it has not been sold. ![]() Admittedly, it is simple logic which causes me to form that judgement. I have the feeling that the M75 Stevens was discontinued at the time in 1929 that the M29 was marketed. The screw was about 1/8" too long and required shortening. In need of a takedown screw I was able to obtain a Sav M29 screw which I have used in the M75. As you pointed out, the design of the Stevens M75 and the Savage M29 are practically identical. ![]() The BLUE BOOK lists the Sav M29 and indicates that production was initiated in 1929 (perhaps that is the orgin of the model designation "29"). The Savage M340 vs the Stevens M325 is one example. Savage history seems to be rife with such planning and decisions. I am under the impression that the M75 Stevens simply evolved into the M29 Savage as the Savage management juxtapositioned the product line to suit whatever marketing whim imposed itself upon the powers-that-be. ![]()
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