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Picked up my 1899 today at the post office. 26" barrel 30-30 takedown D&T but pretty nice otherwise. Serial number 226XXX Can someone ballpark me a date of manufacture on the old girl? LOL and just like that suddenly there was three... 
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Now just to confuse the hell out of everyone lets bring up the transition question.
Is it an 1899A T/D or a 99B?
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Thanks Pard. This one came from down in your area. Any chance you know the one?
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I wanna move to your state...you picked it up at the post office?
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Is it stamped Model 99 or Model 1899...???
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All said, the Savage 99 is a genius of a rifle. Although no longer produced, it remains highly revered, as it was the foundation from which Arthur Savage built one of America's great gun companies. >> (Jon Y. Wolfe) <<
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Serial that low should be marked 1899 but that doesn't make it either of the two.
Usually the ramped front sight would give away a B but with a 99B in that serial range it would have the same sights.
More or less, I don't think there is a way of telling the two apart that close together unless it was lettered.
Has anyone here ever had a 99B lettered that came back as a B or is the 99B?
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Neither. Just the patent dates on the barrel (match to reciever serial numbers)
Utica NY gun 1893,1899,1907 and 2-1909 dates with the months.
Forearm wood carrys a different serial number than the gun but that really doesnt bother me.
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Check for an "A" stamped on the front of the receiver under the fore-arm!!!
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All said, the Savage 99 is a genius of a rifle. Although no longer produced, it remains highly revered, as it was the foundation from which Arthur Savage built one of America's great gun companies. >> (Jon Y. Wolfe) <<
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Might work, but were thet marking models on the recievers that early?
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Its got a Marbles full buckhorn with no ramp.Plain blade non adjustable blade front sight.
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Check for an "A" stamped on the front of the receiver under the fore-arm!!!
Mike... Nope nothing at all on the reciever but the serial number on the barrel is followed by an R Below that theres the arrow split by the word "off" showing right hand threads.
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Just going by a snippet in Murray's, if there is an "A" stamped, it should then be a 99-B...
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Non adjustable front sight?????????????????????
Maybe someone but a "G", "H", or "F" barrel on the rifle???
Can you post pictures???
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All said, the Savage 99 is a genius of a rifle. Although no longer produced, it remains highly revered, as it was the foundation from which Arthur Savage built one of America's great gun companies. >> (Jon Y. Wolfe) <<
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Non adjustable front sight?????????????????????
Maybe someone but a "G", "H", or "F" barrel on the rifle???
Can you post pictures???
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How many of those models have you seen with a 26" barrel? I'm sure the gun is right as rain, just like to stir the pot a bit. We could argue night and day on this gun on whether it's an 1899A or 99B. There won't be a winner. 
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Just going by a snippet in Murray's, if there is an "A" stamped, it should then be a 99-B...
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Mike... I better get some pictures up on this one. Checked and rechecked but nothing stamped on the reciever. I originally bought it as an 1899 but the reciept says 1899A. I picked up a 250-3000 in the same deal but I'll start a seperate thread on that one. Thanks very much for your replys and interest.
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If you put my knowledge against you knowledge:
YOU WILL BE THE WINNERI am just trying to build my post count anyways...  Mike...
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Non adjustable front sight?????????????????????
Maybe someone but a "G", "H", or "F" barrel on the rifle???
Can you post pictures???
Mike...
Well allright it is adjustable if you drift it left or right.
Typing fast so I didnt discribe it as well as I should have.
It's a basic one piece small straight blade set in a dovetail.
Rear sight has no elevation ramp slot.
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Mad Dog is right  They were the same rifle as per the Savage catalogs... I would still enjoy seeing some pictures if possible!!! Mike...
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