Savage started putting a letter in front of the serial number in 1968, and went to B, C, D etc. The item for sale is a Savage 99 Model EG chambered for the 300 Savage cartridge. The stock was hand made by my grandfather. Four of those were Savage’s own chamberings: .303 Sav, .250-3000 Sav, .300 Sav, and .22 Sav Hi-Power. To my surprise, the Savage 99 was ranked 35th. The Savage Repeating Arms Co. was formed in 1894 at Utica, N.Y. Savage 1895/1899/99. The best way to shop for a Savage 99 is by serial number. Savage 1895, Savage 1899, & Savage 99!!!! These diverse chamberings and the typical 40-inch, 7-pound size of the rifle made the Savage 99 a handy brush gun with hunters from everything from coyotes and deer to moose. Savage Shooters, Savage Firearms Collectors, and Savage Hunters. Anything above one mil was a post-61 design that had a different trigger/hammer setup as well as a relocated safety. Most guns are reactive products of their times, fulfilling a need that exists. I don't think there is much collector interest in these guns, but I don't really know. I was sure it would have at least made the top 5. Therefore, dates may … The Model 99E was made from 1960 to 1984. Anything below 1mil is the original design, made up to 1961. Judging from the serial number it was produced in 1953. I have a 1967 model in 284. The old model I have is a 1951 model origionally chambered in 300 Savage. But the Savage 99 was ahead of the curve, in both design and calibers. Our database contains values of serial numbers through 566,000 which ended the year 1950. The scope is the original Weaver K4 60. Savage made its famed 99 rifles for about 80 years, with some 30 different variations. Very interesting point about the pressure concern. The first production run of Arthur Savage’s soon to be famous lever action rifle were actually made by Marlin. While the 300 Savage operates at lower pressures than the 308 Win, I had been aware that Savage changed designs of the model 99 when they went to the 308. Serials did not strictly run sequentially. Savage & Stevens Arms, Collector's History, by Jay Kimmel. An american classic and very highly regarded. The Savage 99's forward looking design made the gun a staple of riflemen for nearly 100 years. Moreover, it was invented by a man as remarkable as the rifle that bore his name. The highest S/N was supposedly 1,000,000. Only American lever to feed pointed bullet ammo. The Savage 99 was a break through rifle. Savage tapped Newton’s genius again in 1915 when the Model 99 began chambering the .250 Savage, which was then known as the .250-3000 for being the … Only hammerless lever, rotary magazine, very strong, rear lug and so on. Buy now! He designed the 1899 in hope of winning a contract with the war department. In my humble opinion the great Model 99 should have ranked higher. The .308 was introduced in 1952, however Savage did not produce 99's in that caliber until 1955, as they had to lengthen the internal dimensions of the levergun to accept the slightly longer .308 cartridge. Savage Rifles are Great! The serial number is 901420. This is a very high condition Savage 99. It was a great design that was truly ahead of its time when Arthur Savage developed it in the 1890s. Unofficial Page for the Savage Model 1895, Savage Model 1899, and Savage Model 99 made by the Savage Arms Corporation. The Ninety-Nine’s, manufactured for nearly a century, were chambered in 15 different calibers. To determine exactly what you have, you'd have to cross reference features from a book like the D.P.Murray book "The 99: A History of the Savage Model 99 Rifle".
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