Actually, Savage started their ammunition production in 1897 or 1898 - I think 1898. Ran across a reference to them saying that they were creating an ammunition assembly area in their new factory they were building in Utica.
So I'm not sure if that "consortium" to not produce Savage ammo is correct or not. I've heard it mentioned before, but Savage was all set to produce their own as soon as they re-incorporated and built a factory. Would love to see a period source that commented on it.
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