Will Factory Letter verify a 19H and Checkering?

[AZshot22]

Hi, I just joined, have been a fan of the Savage 19 for a while. I have being shipped a strange bird, it's a Model 19 in .22 Hornet, and is marked as a Savage Sporter. It has the beavertail front end and a barrel band. The no. 10 rear sight and a blade front. It also has checkering that looks factory to me. My questions are:

Will Cody letter a model 19? Their website doesn't list it.
Will a factory ledger mention checkering?

Thanks

[PhilC]

Check out the "Lettering your vintage Savage" in the Sticky topic section of this sub-forum.

[AZshot22]

Thanks, I did before posting. It didn't give the answers to my two questions. Nor does the Cody letter website.

[CalhounRR]

A letter won't mention factory standard checkering. It may or may not mention special order checkering, or it might just list a work order number even if it was special order.

[AZshot22]

Thanks, good to know. I won't spend my money on one then.

[AZshot22]

I got it last night, too late to take good pictures. But it looks better than I hoped. Good wood, metal, and bore.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52307484518_de0d35c48d_h.jpg

[Model24]

Ooooooo, that’s pretty

[CalhounRR]

Somebody did very good work on that. I think the buttstock checkering style is aftermarket. I got one like it with aftermarket checkering, looks good and shoots even better.