December 7th, 1895 article requesting rifles for the trials.

I think this pretty much puts the rumor that there were 100 Savage muskets submitted to the trials to rest.

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gives notice that will ... accept for examination and test ... any magazine breech-loading rifle of American invention and manufacture... Said rifle may be delivered to the board or its representative ...

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