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I'll bet that Zehner looks better in person than it does in the pics. Would I buy it? Nah, I don't like it that much but I can't afford it anyway so that's moot. There's a lot of things equally interesting as factory original Savages out there.

Heck, I recently bought an AR-15 that set me back enough to have bought a nice Savage. Never thought I'd say it, but it is a hoot to shoot. Regardless, it'll probably go down the road sooner or later too.


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So for us in the ignorant masses, who was Zehner?


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Originally Posted by S99VG
So for us in the ignorant masses, who was Zehner?


google it and you'll have the same knowledge as the rest of us.


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http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/6093887/Re_Bubba_99s


An early 50's frame with silicone breast implants....it's well done for sure but it's a nick nack and not worth that kind of coin....to me anyways.


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I had 284 PE's & DE's that went.To me they're just Italian acid etched POS.Same class as Win94 commemoratives to me.Give me a Tue engraved rifle for that kind of money.My own taste & opinion.

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I would love to have a set of those claw mounts on one of my Savages !!



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I like claw's [img:center][Linked Image][/img] [img:center][Linked Image][/img]

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Roy,

I have to look at my rifle again but I don't think it is that far off. When I first seen it, I was looking to see if it was a consecutive serial number to mine.

The shop that is selling this gun has a lot of higher end guns. It is a lot like Jaquas in OH.

I am going to hold on to this one for awhile. 😄


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John,

Maybe I will bring it out this year for opening day. Lol


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Originally Posted by JeffG
..still, one has to appreciate the workmanship that went into those rifles, just incredible.

Jeff, how close are the serial numbers?


9,000 difference.


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Nothing would make me happier than to have a friend come to Texas and get a big buck with a Zehner engraved Savage !!! You know how I love that German craftsmanship :):):) Bring it on ...... put your Zehner where your heart is !!!



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Originally Posted by RAS
I thought I had the only known Zehner 99. Then this one popped up on GI. It is funny, the exact shop that is selling this one wanted to buy mine for darn near what they are selling this one for. Though, mine is a much prettier rifle IMO. Also, I personally really dislike the diamond in the stock.

http://www.gunsinternational.com/gu...3000-savage-r19763-.cfm?gun_id=100708756



So a Zehner is a 99 that has been sent to a smith in Germany? What did they do to it, all cosmetic? I agree, the diamond looks like an eye,







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No Barkoff. Zehner was a gunsmith who worked out of Frankfurt in West Germany. In short, he customized rifles with a few shotguns and pistols thrown in the mix. The vast, vast majority of his project firearms were Mausers. I have one of his rifles, but built on a Savage 99 platform....and it is a true masterpiece. Gorgeous rifle. A number of members here have seen it in person and they agree. But up until I found the 99 in the link in my first post of this thread, I did not know anymore existed.

Also to add, there is some info of Zehner rifles over on the German Gun Collectors Association. I have had quite a few conversations about my rifle with some of the fellas over there. Within those conversations, came two offers to purchase for which I respectfully declined.

I like the gun.


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Originally Posted by oldgunsmith
I would love to have a set of those claw mounts on one of my Savages !!



here you are
only $1500

http://www.newenglandcustomgun.com/Gun_Services/search.asp?CI=279&ST=German%20Claw

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Originally Posted by RAS


Also to add, there is some info of Zehner rifles over on the German Gun Collectors Association.


I've had some contact in the past as well with the German Gun Collectors Association. Seems some of my now long dead veteran relatives came home from both world wars with some very interesting German guns that eventually found their way to me. Gun geek must be an inherited trait.

Many of my relatives came to the US from Germanic origins in the mid 1800's. Regrettably, they had to go back to Germany 2 or 3 generations later and kill them. I know that was not an easy burden for them to bear, because before they died they told me it wasn't.

Anyway, can't take guns home as spoils of war anymore, they would put you in jail.

But, that's another story...


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One of my old friends rented a house from a WWI vet. When he found out we were into guns, he brought out his Mauser Broomhandle. It was full auto with a 20 round detachable clip. Several years later I met a guy into class 3 stuff and he said if the old guy had filled out spoils of war paper work it could still be registered. Otherwise, don't get caught with it. Always wondered what happened to it, Joe.


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