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wyo1895 With Savage never say never. For a copy of my book on engraved Savage lever actions rifles send a check for $80 to; David Royal, p.o. box 1271, Pinedale, Wy., 82941. I will sign and inscribe the book for you. [email protected]
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Rode hard and put away wet. Has character though!
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Photo of the muzzle. I may take it out and shoot it with a string on the trigger and me behind a tree. The lever works fine despite the missing screw. David
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Is there a rear sight dovetail on the barrel? Can't tell fer shur.
Looks like a brave old gun...
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Figure img 1960. It was carefully filed to match the contour of the barrel.
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It'd be fun to track down why ol' Frank had the gun confiscated.
Have you checked to see if the numbers match? That's a very early SR.
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I don't think I checked the numbers. Just put it back in the safe will check them later. David
wyo1895 With Savage never say never. For a copy of my book on engraved Savage lever actions rifles send a check for $80 to; David Royal, p.o. box 1271, Pinedale, Wy., 82941. I will sign and inscribe the book for you. [email protected]
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I think we need a Savage fest door prize for the "best" rat-savage (David's got a real contender here!), but the winner has to be willing to shoot the gun to claim the prize.
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I LOVE the 'ol bird! Lots of stories in those scars and grey skin...
Thanks for the pics!
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Like I said I'll pull the trigger with a string from behind a tree. I passed on one that I think was worse 9 or 10 years ago. It had a half octagon barrel that was about 20" long. The buttstock had been cut down with a curve that was the reverse of a crescent buttplate. The bottom of the forearm was worn through from riding on a saddle pommel. Big chunks of wood was missing on each side of the tang and it had newer looking brass tacks in the forearm and buttstock. It was also a first year production 1899. I wouldn't pass on something like that now and am kicking myself for not buying that one. I think it was $200. David
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That thing has a certain charm. I would make a bee line for it if I saw it at a show. It's so far gone that it came back.
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Why waste safe space on that one? Hang it on the wall and hope thieves go for it first.
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Didn't Savage catalog a "jack handle" model?
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This is the third time I tried to reply to this thread. I said cool gun, lots of character, what chambering? Joe.
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I'm gonna quit joking about getting old and early onset. If I typed three replies and forgot to hit the submit button three times in a row, I might have to go see my doctor, Joe.
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That one got used to shoot whatever needed shootin', pound nails and possibly a even a few fence posts. Prolly split some firewood in it's time too. Something to be said about an old gun like that. The people that loved that gun and used it to carve out their existence are surely gone now. Makes you wonder about with who and where it's been. Not worth much, but still very, very cool.
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I pulled the buttplate and forearm. The numbers match on the forearm and BP. No number on the buttstock which has an 1895 type comb. It's obvious some whittling has been done on the stock where the 1895 cheek pads would have extended back. I can't leave it out where people can reach it. They want to pull the paper off the buttstock. There's room in the safe anyway. I just tried to google Frank Mahoney. No luck. David
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+1 for hanging it on the wall. I bought a rat 1899 just for that purpose. It makes a mighty fine sight as you sit every evening and relax.
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But, there is a Frank O'Mahoney, born 1886, but he died in 1953.Looks like the paper on the rifle says 1955. This frank is at Riverview Cemetery, he served in WWI. There was another Frank O'Mahoney born in 1910, died 1975. He was a LTC in the Air Force WWII. Favorite pass times hunting and fishing. But, I don't think these are your guy, Joe.
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There is a Francis Mahoney, age 83 in Gillette and Frances M. Mahoney, age 100 in Buffalo, Joe.
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I googled the guy in Gillette, he doesn't have a criminal record. I'll google the guy in Buffalo later. The guy I'm looking for is Frank Mahoney. The paper is dated 1955. Thanks, David
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I'm wondering if that "(Mich" at the end means he was a Michigan resident out hunting in Wyoming, and did something that got the cops to confiscate the gun. Too bad there isn't a county or jurisdiction listed.
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It looks like "Mick" to me. Like an Irish nickname. The rifle came from the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department. That's the county where Rock Springs and the town of Green River are located. Google didn't show anything for that county. It's a 303, the only caliber available in 1899. I'm going to the Wyoming Weapons Collectors show in Riverton this weekend. Hope to do some reloading and shooting next week. If I do I'll take it out. From the looks of the muzzle I don't expect much accuracy. David
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Clean it well, you might be surprised. Or with a bore like that, a 303 caliber bullet might actually help things out.
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It looks like "Mick" to me. Like an Irish nickname. The rifle came from the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department. That's the county where Rock Springs and the town of Green River are located. Google didn't show anything for that county. It's a 303, the only caliber available in 1899. I'm going to the Wyoming Weapons Collectors show in Riverton this weekend. Hope to do some reloading and shooting next week. If I do I'll take it out. From the looks of the muzzle I don't expect much accuracy. David It's not even a real nickname, "mick" is a slander for an Irishman. The cops in the midwest might have had harsh opinions of east coast Irishmen coming in to plunder their fare town.
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Its also an abreviation of Michael, probably the most common one used here and Britan. My son is chrisened Michael but has never been called anything else but Mick. I think over there you might use Mike opposed to Mick.
Mick directed at the irish is aimed more at the catholic section where as Paddy is used as a more inclusive term
Hows that for going off topic, Jeff started it LOL
So David you are probably looking at an irish catholic owner who spent most of his life in Australia, boy of that gun could talk
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I think it would be a heck of a story if the gun could talk. I was hoping to find something on google. I may try the Sheriff's department next time I'm down that way. David
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