Savage Fox BSE-D 12 gauge

New member here...

can ya tell by my post count? ;)

From reading past postings in this thread, I'm guessing I need to more-or-less direct this to Mr. Mad Dog.

I just inherited a shotgun from my dad who is 93 so you can tell I ain't no Spring chicken myself. However, I was a little kid when this new double barrel showed up in our home and now it's mine(!). There is no serial number on it but it's a Savage Fox Model BSE-D in 12 GA. And it was very lightly used so it's in great shape.

I'm not after a value ('cause it's not for sell) but I'd like to get an aproximate age. I see on the right barrel in a circle close to the chamber end, a "7V" and on the left barrel (also in a circle) what appears to be "67V". Does that make it as simple as being 1967 (one year before serial numbers were required on all firearms)?
Inquiring minds want to know.... :confused: Just noticed an oval on the bottom of the action near the hinge, in that oval it says "28V".
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