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Jeweling seems to have been quite fashionable in the 50s and 60s. It also seems to go hand in hand with ventilated kick pads and white line spacers. Not judging, just saying that all that stuff screams the 1950s and 1960s to me.

I've got a very, very early 1899 that was professionally redone in the early 50's. It has a very nice jewelled bolt now, though prior to 1950 it almost surely didn't.

Savage started jeweling the 99 bolts in the last half of the 50's as well.

But before that.. there were some factory jewelled bolts, but it's far more likely they were after market.

I would like to learn how to burnish steel, like as seen on many bolts on pre-war sporters, Niedner being a practitioner that comes to mind. Hard to describe if you never saw an example- sort of a pattern of lacy lines polished into the steel with a burnishing tool.

Mac,

After you register on Photobucket upload a picture and then click on it. On the bottom right you will see a button that says share click on share. Then click on get links. That will provide you with some links, on the bottom link copy it then paste it. That's how you post pictures.

And welcome to the board.

When I first laid my eyes on it I could not believe how nice the barrel looked and action looked. The guy had a leather sling on it that was so tight I could hardly move the sling far enough to the left or right to work the lever to open the action. I could tell right away that the wood looked really good to me and looked original. Has a metal plate with the capital letters SVG on the bottom of the buttplate, and like I mentioned on a previous post I took the forearm and the buttplate off to see if the serial numbers matched and they do. I will try to get pics of it posted tonight.

Thanks Leonten and everyone that has helped me out so far. I am computer illiterate but am learning and will figure this out. Today at sometime I will get pictures posted.

http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/Oldgobbler2/slideshow/
Here are the pics of the gun. Let me know what you think.

That is a very handsome gun. 300 Savage?

It's been reblued which is probably when they jeweled the bolt. Also, the cap on the butt has been added. This model was uncapped from the factory.

Should make a fine weapon to acquire venison.

Thanks for all the info guys. I have a lot more of these 99's that I have questions about. Do you guys ever get tired of the questions from the new guys?

I don't get tired of hearing from people that want to learn about Savage lever guns.

I do get tired of the "what's it worth?" games.

The early uncheckered EG's came with a pistol grip cap but that one looks too thick. It's either aftermarket or an original with a thick spacer. David

I think it has been totally redone. Nice job of jeweling on that bolt!

What's next? Bring them on.

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Here are a few more that I don't know much about whatever you see point it out to me so I can learn.
Top gun in picture that all three 99's have scopes is a 250-3000 serial # 6199XX 2nd gun from top is 300 savage serial number 6157XX, bottom gun is a 300 savage takedown serial # 2667XX.
Next three guns two don't have scope and the bottom one has a scope.
Top gun is a 300 savage takedown serial # 4066XX, Middle gun is a 303 savage with a full length octagon barrel serial # 959XX, The Bottom gun is a 22 H.P. Takedown serial # 1297XX.
I would love as much information as I could find out about these guns. I will get the next ones laid out with more pictures. If you want or need additional pictures of these or any of these 99's let me know. Thanks again

Mac,

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Top gun 250-3000 serial number 6199XX
Middle gun 300 savage serial number 6157XX
Bottom gun 300 savage takedown serial # 2667XX
If you can help me on manufacture date and any other information that you can tell from the photos. Thanks

much better!

Top Gun 300 Savage Takedown serial # 4066XX
Middle gun 303 Savage full length octagon barrel ser. # 959XX
Bottom Gun 22H.P. Takedown ser. # 1297XX

Thanks Leonten. Not only am I learning what I have in the way of 99's You guys are teaching me how to run a computer!!!lol