Hello:
I had a few spare minutes so grabbed a few pictures of my model 99 In .284 Winchester. You can see how nice the wood is and there is no checkering and that may also help in determining when it was made. Regards, thegeneral.
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Yeah, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death ,... I Shall Fear no Evil, as I Always have with me Me my Loaded Smith & Wesson "..