Quote Originally Posted by PhilC View Post
If the barreled action is original you can determine the year of manufacture from the inspector's stamp. There will be two oval circles on the barrel, one with "SP" in it (Savage Proof) and the other with 2 digits and a letter is the inspector's stamp, the letter will ID year of manufacture.

1957 = I
1958 = J
1959 = K
1960 = M
1961 = N
1962 = O
1963 = P
1964 = Q
1965 = R
1966 = S
1967 = T
1968 = U
The inspectors stamp is 14U, so 1968. Thanks