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Went to a gunshow on saturday.Picked up a 38-55 takedown
<br>ser#71xxx looks like 1906? perchbelly, straight wrist,
<br>26" round barrel,curved buttplate. What model 1899 is it.
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<br> Rich.
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RR,
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<br>Your rifle is an 1899-A with the takedown feature. Murray lists 1909 as the intro of the TD but I have notes indicating that serials as low as 70,3xx was a TD. You have a very nice find. The 38-55 rifle in TD is a low quantity item.
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<br>Rick....
Savage...never say "never".
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Rick99
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<br>I was at the same show and was about 30 feet too late.I did get to see it as it was bought. I will also be able to test it..:) At the same time I bought a marlin 94 in 25-20, a win 92 in 32-20. And a pair of Stevens favorites, Both dressend up pretty nice with full sights, one on 22 long rifle and the other rebarrelled in 38 special.They both have been redone but I just couldn`t leave them there.
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It only takes one table to make it a good show.
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<br>Rick....
Savage...never say "never".
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I have a 1899A takedown in .38-55 with s/n 98,xxx (about 1910 vintage). I have a question: Never having taken this rifle down, I haven't a clue as to how to do it. Any tools needed, etc? Thanks for any suggestions.
Regards, Jack
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Hello,
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<br>If you got a true take down it aint hard. Two styles of T.D models, full thread and interupted thread, both take down`s come apart the same. Full thread spins about 5 turns, interupted 1/2 twist. If it`s a take-down there will be a slide button on the fore-end,take off,open action, and twist barrel counter clock wise.
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Last edited by dusty61; 10/25/02.
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don't take it down, leave it
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