I'm with Mad_Dog. No 1895-F's without barrel band.

I do think that the last of the 1895 SRC had the barrel length reduced to 20", the bolt up graded to the 1899 style and may account for why the first year 1899 catalog shows a barrel band SRC.


Savage...never say "never".
Rick...

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