- Location
- Yellowknife, NWT
I was sure I had an old 1899F, but our resident Savage guy (Mad Dog, who else?) tells me it ain't so. Anyone know what I have?
Straight grip, 22" tapered, lightweight barrel, Schnabel forend, "D" on lever boss, grooved trigger, takedown, slightly curved steel buttplate with horizontal grooves and Savage logo at the bottom. It's marked "Savage 1899 Model" on the forward ring of the receiver. Serial number 2447XX, which, according to Savage99.com, makes year of manufacture 1923. Chambered in .250-3000.
An identical rifle appears in my 16th Edition Gun Traders' Guide as a Savage Model 99F, and the description reads, "99F Featherweight (I)...Pre-WWII type. Takedown. Specs same as 99E, except weight about 6 1/2 lbs. The 99E is listed as a solid-frame rifle with a 22" barrel, and the accompanying photo is a curved-grip rifle.
Anyone know for certain?
Straight grip, 22" tapered, lightweight barrel, Schnabel forend, "D" on lever boss, grooved trigger, takedown, slightly curved steel buttplate with horizontal grooves and Savage logo at the bottom. It's marked "Savage 1899 Model" on the forward ring of the receiver. Serial number 2447XX, which, according to Savage99.com, makes year of manufacture 1923. Chambered in .250-3000.
An identical rifle appears in my 16th Edition Gun Traders' Guide as a Savage Model 99F, and the description reads, "99F Featherweight (I)...Pre-WWII type. Takedown. Specs same as 99E, except weight about 6 1/2 lbs. The 99E is listed as a solid-frame rifle with a 22" barrel, and the accompanying photo is a curved-grip rifle.
Anyone know for certain?