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September 22, 2011
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I am late to Savage 1899s, decades ago I found them to be rather quirky, and, as I’ve gotten older, they just don’t seem that quirky anymore. And so I’ve started to collect them. I found this one yesterday at the Forks of the Delaware show, the fancy wood and checkering makes it special order. In .303 Savage, circa 1903. Front sight appears to be period but replaced.
October 14, 2024
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Very nice rifle. I don’t own a Savage 1899, but I appreciate the advantages of the rotary magazine. To me, the straight gripped versions look better.
February 18, 2024
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Nice find! That is a great rifle. I love all my Winchester levers but will always have a soft spot for my 99G take down in 30-30 with 410 barrel for added fun. These are high quality rifles.
August 27, 2014
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Always had a thing for the Flame Checkering
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them”
President Harry S. Truman
September 22, 2011
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Tedk said
Always had a thing for the Flame Checkering
That’s what I really like about it as well. I sent for a letter on it.
November 19, 2006
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Savages 1899/99’s have been part of my life since I bought my first Model 250-3000 takedown before I made it out of my teens.
The one featured in this thread is particularly nice given the checkering, the condition, how early it is – it has a lot going for it.
September 22, 2011
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steve004 said
Savages 1899/99’s have been part of my life since I bought my first Model 250-3000 takedown before I made it out of my teens.
The one featured in this thread is particularly nice given the checkering, the condition, how early it is – it has a lot going for it.
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January 20, 2023
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Ian, That is a beauty. Obviously a special order. Congratulations.
Bill
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
