I recently bought a 99 made somewhere around October or November of 1913 according to the serial number, it is in 303 Savage Cal. with the small 20 inch barrel and a sling swivel attached to the barrel just in front of the stock it is in great shape.
My question is was the lever color cased and the rest of the firearm rust blued and what letter designation would one be.
I wrote an historian in Massacuttes and talked to him on the phone, it will be about eight weeks before he can get to it to give me information. I am a gunsmith working for a master gunsmith and we have the means to restore the firearm, but I would like to get started now on the restoration. Any information you can give would be a great help.
Thanks
James
