Probably 1957. LBC should be I. A letter from JTC will say when it was shipped.
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Can anyone help me better identify and put a date to a 300 my dad gave to me a a child? S/N is 7120XX and the LBC code is not very readable - it is either "2C" or "20?"
The date code can be 2 or 3 characters - 1 or 2 numbers followed by a letter. That serial number should date to 1953, so your stamp was probably 20E and the E just wasn't struck heavily enough.
And if it has a schnable tip on the forearm it will be a 99EG, if it has a fat and wide forearm with rounded end then it will be a model 99R.
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Yep, 99EG. The recoil pad was added later as was the sling stud. If you can see a Savage Model 99 stamp on the receiver to the left of the front scope base then it was d&t for scope bases at the factory. If you can't see it, then it was d&t later.
Great hunting rifles.
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
Thanks again - 1953 would make sense as my dad initially bought it for my mother when they got married - around that time. It does have the schnabel tip so is a 99EG.
Is there any way to get an idea of value range for it?
Is there any way to get an idea of value range for it?
Value for a rifle your dad gave you when you were a kid?
Priceless.
Market value won't be high. There were a LOT of 99EG's in 300 Savage, and the recoil pad and sling modifications remove any collector interest. Depending on your location... $350 to $450'ish?
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
It was an excellent hunting rifle and there are a lot of very good memories attached to it. Unfortunately my ability and opportunities to put it to good use any longer are gone, nor do I have a son to pass it on to.....but I have friends with sons just coming of age who this would be an excellent starter rifle to have.
Passing that along to a beginner would be a very classy act.
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
B4002xx 99C 308 Win --> end of 1973 C1013xx 99A 308 Win --> early 1976 A3510xx 99F 300 Sav --> end of 1969 B2990xx 99DL 243 Win --> summer of 1973 E1107xx 99E 308 Win --> early 1983
Originally Posted by jimbobfunny
And finally, would an L0012xx rifle only possibly be a Spanish gun? Or were there any American-made guns sneaking out that late?
TIA for the help.
Yes, the L prefix for 99's mean it's a Spanish 99C. No other Savage rifles have had an L prefix. I presume it's a 308?
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
Yes, 308, sold as NIB, brought more than I thought a Span should bring (around $600 IIRC.)
As a hunting rifle they get a LOT of grief. As a collectible postmil they are just being noticed I think. There probably was less than 1400 made, and they and the 1895's were the only members of the Savage 99 family to be made outside of a Savage factory. I don't think $600 for a high condition one is out of order - and does it have the box? Good deal in that case.
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
Welcome to the campfire, BigEast! Very early 1975 for your 99E.
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
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