you info is not correct - naval contract was shipped with standard grips as per Savage factory records + not some obscure authors opinion - i personally sorted thru several wooden cases of over 300 pistols + holsters fresh off the boat from Portugal in the 60'S at the Interarms warehouse in Virginia + all had the crest on grips - all creditable researchers believe that the crest grips were installed in Portugal because your armorers could not remove the brittle originals without braking them - the crest grips were of softer composition with different checkering -
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