Receiver is unmarked above the line.
4 digit serno under the receiver
ML marked under recoil lug.

all the sako markings are on the barrel. feeds slicker than snot.

Rich,

The lower right hand corner of the first photo seems to show an extractor.

Is that built on a Mauser-type action?

George

It's an FN Mauser as far as I can tell but not marked. flat bottom bolt knob too

My first big bore was one of those that I picked up up cheap at an auction. It was a very nice rifle with the FN action. When I fired it I learned it had also been opened up to 375 Weatherby. It is one of those rifles that I wish I had held onto - but some college expenses took precedence.

This rifle is SAKO High Power with m98 FN action. They made .300 H&H too.

http://www.chuckhawks.com/sako_high-power_rifle.htm

"This article, though, is about a lesser-known Sako model. A rifle that was the first long action Sako imported into the U.S. after WWII; the Sako High Power Mauser Sporting Rifle, with Fabrique Nationale action. Importation began in the early 1950s and most sources say it ended around 1957.

This rifle was built around the world famous F.N. Mauser 98 type action barreled and stocked by Sako. Calibers imported into the U.S. were two great classics, the .270 Winchester and 30-06 Springfield. There are likely other calibers that have made their way across the pond in the more common European calibers like 9.3x62 and such, but these would be rare.

A little known fact is that this rifle is nearly identical to the much better-known Browning/F.N. Safari Grade rifle. The Browning Safari Grade was produced almost immediately after the Sako ceased, using the same F.N. actions."

I have one of those with a much thinner stock and very light contour barrel. It is my favorite rifle by far. I would love to find another one- or the 300 H&H.

thanks for the info.