Help with B.S.A. 303 Rifle

[wolf19534]

 

[wolf19534]

Post pix of as many as you can, friend.

BTW, a Savage 99 with full wood is MOST interesting. There were not many made, and almost ALL for military contracts. Check for ownership marks: C with an arrow in the middle, US, things like that.

The two Steyrs, if they are tube-magazine bolt rifles, likely will be Kropatscheks. The French copied the Krop, made it more powerful and added lugs, called it the Lebel.

You have stumbled upon a gold-mine of interesting toys! Would that we all could be so fortunate. Perhaps in this Fine New Year, in which I wish ALL the best of luck.
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the Savage is full wood....all numbers match.. bands front sight are all stamped with the number 5 and the receiver is stamped US PROPERTY

 

[desporterizer]

Thats a No4 mk1*.

 

[plinker 777]

Damit! I got all excited there. Images of a full wood 99 w/ bayo { one can dream}

 

[canuck]

Nice BSA Smiley Teeger - looks better than most I have seen (been varnished?).
Looking forward to see the rest of the collection!

 

[smellie]

If it says on the rifle that it's a Savage 99, then it just might BE a Savage 99.

Canada and Great Britain BOTH bought small quantities of their "Musket" model in calibre .303 Savage during the Great War, possibly more during the Second War. The US also bought their share.

Personally, I have never seen a Savage-manufactured Number 4 which is marked as a 99. Savage Number 4s, I thought, were identified by the serial numbers: xxC###x.

We'll see just what the brute is when the pics come up. Me, I'm hoping for a 99!

NICE Siamese Smellie!
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[plinker 777]

Smellie....nothing that exotic....so far sorry to disappoint you
1) Savage .303....full wood all numbers matching except mag
2) Bertier St.Etienne full wood
3) LjungmanAG-42 full wood with matching numbers and matching bayo
4) Ariska not sure of the model yet with chopped wood
5)Another Japanese....not sure of make or model but a short rifle
6) Two rifles marked made in Italy.....probably Caranco
7)Two Steyers 1886 One Calvery,one Infantry
8)B.S.A. .303...Siam Tiger version
9)Unkown rifle....only marking.....AMBERG 1891
10) 12 guage shoot gun only marking is Ranger barrel is 36 inches long
and the rest I haven't cleaned the crud off of yet to see what they may actually be.....
and yes I am working on getting pics up
Will keep you updated

This kinda had me scratching my head Smellie...{matching except mag}...1899 Savage, as we all know has a 5 rd rotary mag which is internal. Having said that....

 

[TimC]

the Savage is full wood....all numbers match.. bands front sight are all stamped with the number 5 and the receiver is stamped US PROPERTY

Nice but if its a Savage then its not a 5 stamp but a squared S. Typical savage wartime US Property production. I shot one for years and was very happy with it!

 

[wolf19534]

Whoa!!!!.....I don't know how the number 99 got into this....I'm sorry it's my fault and I hate to disappoint anybody but it's just a No.4MK1* serial #53C0###

 

[wolf19534]

Nice but if its a Savage then its not a 5 stamp but a squared S. Typical savage wartime US Property production. I shot one for years and was very happy with it!

your are right.. my mistake

 

[wolf19534]

 

[TimC]

That is nice and no mistake!!!!!

 

[wolf19534]

Savage No.4MK1*

 

[wolf19534]

Savage No.4MK1*

 

[wolf19534]

Savage No.4MK1*

 

[wolf19534]

Savage No.4MK1*

 

[wolf19534]

Savage No.4MK1*

 

[wolf19534]

Savage No.4MK1*

 

[wolf19534]

Savage No.4MK1*

 

[Blastattack]

Beautiful gun you have there. Love to have a full wood No 4 in my collection at some point. However, just a point of interest, what was the point of writing this:

... it's just a No.4MK1* serial #53C0###

and then coming along and posting this?

Savage No.4MK1*