I inherited a couple neat guns this weekend.

Jesse_L_B

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Hi guys, first time posting in this part of the forum. I was at my parents house this past weekend and dad let me bring a couple old guns home. The first is an early savage 99 in 303 savage. It has a five digit serial number 40××× unfortunately at some point it has been drilled and tapped and now wears a scope, until this weekend when I'm home from work that is. Im going to remove the bases and use the lyman peep sight that is on the rifle. So without further ado here she is

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And I was also lucky enough to bring home another little gem. This one is a winchester model 1890 hexagon barrel, pump action 22short. This one's serial stared with 501××× so I did some Google searching and I think it's from 1913. Here are some pics.

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The savage belonged to a guy that used to hunt with us. And the winchester was my grandfather's but I don't know the story prior to that. My dad almost let me bring home the one rifle I have wanted since I was a child, it was my great grandfather's rifle, then my grandfather used it and gave it to my dad who has hunted with it a couple times and eventually will be passed on to me. It is a lever action 44-40 it's a winchester, but I can't remember the model. I think it's amazing to know that my son's will have rifles passed down from their great grandfather as well as great great grandfather. These gems have a permanent home in my gun safe. Anyways hope you guys liked the pics.
 
I plan on taking it out for a walk hopefully this weekend. The squirrels better be afraid, very afraid. I mean think of all the little critters that rifle would have shot in the past 100+ years.
 
That .303 Savage was the deer slayer of the day. Great guns.

The Winchester you mention is most likely a model 1894 (or '94) It will be distinctive in the way that it's almost like the whole loading mechanism falls out of the gun when working the lever.
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Another possibility is the Model 1892...you'll note the difference in the lever mechanisms. Of course there are other differences, just a quick guide if you're unfamiliar with Winchesters.
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Yes it would be an 1892. 1894s were only chambered in 44-40 later in the 20th and aren't very common in that caliber. The 1892 was designed for pistol calibers like the 44 WCF; the 1894 designed for longer medium rifle calibers (25-35, 38-55, 30-30 etc).

the model number will be stamped right on the tang
 
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