First, the Model 12 falls under the 110-Series as do all of the following two and three digit model #'s: 10/11/12/14/16/110/111/112/114/116/Stevens 200. This is because they are all based around the same action design.
As for the absence of any letters after the model # on the roll stamp, that's normal and is the norm going clear back to the early/mid 1960's. The letters after the model number simply identify features of the rifle as it was built from the factory. For example, on a Model 12 BVSS the B = laminate stock, V = heavy varmint barrel contour, SS = Stainless Steel.
The system was complex and confusing, and over the years certain letters could mean different things as Savage didn't stay true to their own key-code. As such they're now moving away from it and we're seeing them give new models actual names (i.e. 110 Wolverine and 110 Storm) rather than the old alphabet soup treatment.
Since the picture shows the rifle is blued and not stainless steel, and it's a Model 12, that guarantee's it started life as a 12 FV (blind magazine) or 12 FCV (detachable box magazine) - basically the same model, they just switched from using a blind mag to a DBM on them a few years ago. Looks to be a Boyds AT-One stock on it as well, which would lead me to say it's used.
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