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November 19, 2006
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At Morphy’s
Page 288 and 289.
The .300 Savage really throws me for a loop.
I of course wonder if they’re real. None of them come with their original boxes – I’m encouraged by that. Actually, given the hunting use they show, I tempted to hope they’re original. It sure doesn’t help that they just show one photo and there are no close-ups. It would be great to see close-ups of the caliber markings.
September 19, 2014
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Steve, You may try going to their general web site and seeing if they show more photos. The one, and only one, I was curious about had more photos available that way. It took several tries and a few dead ends before I was able to get to the lot number with additional photos, so don’t give up. Tim
April 15, 2005
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There are multiple pictures available for every gun listed. Use the link below, and simply enter the Lot# in the Search function.
Catalog – September 9, 10, & 11, 2025 Firearms & Militaria (morphyauctions.com)
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
November 19, 2006
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Bert H. said
There are multiple pictures available for every gun listed. Use the link below, and simply enter the Lot# in the Search function.
Catalog – September 9, 10, & 11, 2025 Firearms & Militaria (morphyauctions.com)
Bert
Thanks – this opens things up for me dramatically.
Any opinion on the originality of these M54’s?
April 15, 2005
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steve004 said
Bert H. said
There are multiple pictures available for every gun listed. Use the link below, and simply enter the Lot# in the Search function.
Catalog – September 9, 10, & 11, 2025 Firearms & Militaria (morphyauctions.com)
Bert
Thanks – this opens things up for me dramatically.
Any opinion on the originality of these M54’s?
Nope… positively not my area of expertise (even though I am now technically a Model 54 collector).
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
August 8, 2024
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The Model 54 S/N 17421 chambered in .300 Savage is listed in David Bichrest Model 54 book. There is another .300 Savage listed S/N 17091. So, there are two Model 54s chambered in .300 Savage listed in his book. Unfortunately there is not a photo with either rifle. The caliber marking on the barrel is .300-SAV. I have never seen a Model 54 chambered in .300 Savage. So, I am not sure how it would be marked. It may be proper. I know that when chambered in the Model 70 it is stamped .300 SAVAGE-‘ and I have seen a slight variation in these.
November 19, 2006
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Bo Rich said
The Model 54 S/N 17421 chambered in .300 Savage is listed in David Bichrest Model 54 book. There is another .300 Savage listed S/N 17091. So, there are two Model 54s chambered in .300 Savage listed in his book. Unfortunately there is not a photo with either rifle. The caliber marking on the barrel is .300-SAV. I have never seen a Model 54 chambered in .300 Savage. So, I am not sure how it would be marked. It may be proper. I know that when chambered in the Model 70 it is stamped .300 SAVAGE-‘ and I have seen a slight variation in these.
Bo –
Great information!
Thanks
November 5, 2014
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I’m not a M54 “expert” either…
The 1929 Winchester catalog does list the Carbine (uncheckered finger groove stock) in 30 WCF, 7.65 MM, and 9 MM. The 1936 catalog lists the same (except 30 WCF) for the Carbine, as well as 7.65 MM and 9 MM for the “Short Rifle (20-inch barrel NRA Standard rifle with checkered stock).
Interestingly, the contemporary parts catalog included M54 barrels in 32 Special, even though they were never offered as cataloged rifles… Nowhere that I am aware did Winchester admit to making M54s in 300 SAVAGE. If they exist, I suppose they’d be either special order rifles or a very limited run…
Lou
WACA 9519; Studying Pre-64 Model 70 Winchesters
November 19, 2006
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Louis Luttrell said
I’m not a M54 “expert” either…
The 1929 Winchester catalog does list the Carbine (uncheckered finger groove stock) in 30 WCF, 7.65 MM, and 9 MM. The 1936 catalog lists the same (except 30 WCF) for the Carbine, as well as 7.65 MM and 9 MM for the “Short Rifle (20-inch barrel NRA Standard rifle with checkered stock).Interestingly, the contemporary parts catalog included M54 barrels in 32 Special, even though they were never offered as cataloged rifles… Nowhere that I am aware did Winchester admit to making M54s in 300 SAVAGE. If they exist, I suppose they’d be either special order rifles or a very limited run…
Lou
Thanks for the thoughts Lou. And of course, Winchester wasn’t chambering anything in .300 Savage until they did so in the Model 70. Accepting a special order for a M54 in .300 Savage might have been a larger expense to accommodate than a typical special order. Maybe they had a chambering reamer available from cartridge testing?
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