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[jnyork]

My friend came home from the toy store dragging in this Savage. It is a 25-35 1899 model, we are unsure of the exact lineage. It has the 20" lightweight barrel, straight stock with steel buttplate, all original sights, etc, although we think the buttstock may have been monkeyed with. Barrel markings are: Manufactured by Savage Arms Company, Utica, NY USA Patent Feb 7, 1893 July 25, 1893, Oct 3 1899, May 25, 1909, June 1, 1909, Savage High-Pressure Steel, Model 1899. There is no A, B, C, etc in the model number. Serial number is 117343.

The bore is good and he looks forward to busting some prairie dogs with it. I got dibs on going along!!

Would like to have comments from knowledgeable members regarding the manufacturing history on this rifle or other info regarding the exact model number, etc, Blue Book is somewhat confusing. Thanks.

[cshold]

Very nice 99.
This site may help you out.
http://savagela.org/

[Pete44ru]

AFAIK, It looks like you have a standard Model 1999 Carbine, made sometime between 1909 & 1925.

Savage first started to "grade" the rifles as A, B, C, D, E, F & G in 1925.

Your rifle would have originally had an MSRP of $20.00.

The "standard models" could also have been had, optionally, with a PG stock, octagon or half-octagon barrel, and/or as a take-down.

The deluxe models, in those years, had carvings, and more optional barrels/lengths, etc.