EDIT, I have to revise the following post, there are some errors, I based my answer on what I remembered based on a couple examples and some was wrong. I just tried a late 1914 takedown screw in an early Model 25 and it worked, it did stick out the left side of the gun a little.
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Dan, it is a version of the Savage Model 25 and was for Sears & Roebuck (and yes, Roebuck was still around at that time!). The serial number makes it an early gun so the the correct takedown screw will have a larger head than that used on later versions of the Model 25. The takedown screw for these looks the same as the ones used in late Model 1903's & 1914's but is threaded farther so those will not work. Correction - The Model 25 takedown screw is a little shorter and is threaded farther but I found some 1914 screws are threaded far enough to work but will have a couple threads sticking out the left side of the receiver. So at least some Model 194 screws will work and will look correct if shortened a little.
The screws goes in from the right and threads into the left side of the receiver. The hole in the left side should be threaded, earlier models had it counterbore part way - (this might also be wrong), that's why the takedown screw for those did not need to be threaded as far. The replacement screw on yours looks small enough that it should not have damaged the threads but it's something to check. Not all will do that.
Here's a link to a Model 25 takedown screw - https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/551270
One for a 1914 to compare threaded length with - https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/987790
There is not much difference but trying to screw a 1914 takedown screw into a 25 will damage some of the threads - not in all cases. Later takedown screws had a head about half the diameter.
Stick with standard velocity and lighter ammunition with these.
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