Thank you all. From all the replies I've concluded it was a Savage Model 5 because of the "bulbous" forend, no finger grooves. It was definitely a Savage and had a safety on the back end of the bolt, possibly it was one of the very first ones introduced. It did not have a MC stock nor any checkering so it was not a 5-S. I'll start the search for a really nice one; nostalgia is a powerful emotion. Getting one with the side safety will be fine. I do have some other nice older 22's including a Stevens Buckhorn 66, the other one that belonged to Dad and that sat along with the Savage in a big cardboard tube in our sun parlor. No need for a modern Anschutz, Kimber, etc. Thanks again. Silvers
