A little while back i picked up a custom model 1920 in 300 savage, it has a hard maple stock with ivory inlays, engraved barrel,an engraved floor plate with silver inlaid buck, engine turned bolt ,and a much wider tang safety then normal,and a lyman 54 rear sight. the s/n is 6809. I know how much fireball likes aftermarket engraving,and wood on savages ,so these pictures are just for him !!!!!! purists beware !!!!

From what I can se pictures, I like it! Any idea who did the work?

Rory,I don't have a clue!! the rifle really doesn't look that bad,quality work on it. the really odd thing is the width of the tang safety, i have 6 of these 1920,20-26 rifles and all have a narrow safety assembly,this wide one looks factory????? Don

Doesn't matter who did the work on that one. It's beautiful, but it just shouldn't sit around. Get your boney butt out and kill something with it. An early 1920 in .300 Sav is fairly uncommon, but I'd make room for that one. Nice rifle, Don. At least it's not a post mil FrankenSavage............

That's really neat, I like it Don! ... as part of the Savage Tinkerbell club, who always sees a way to make a Savage gun better, that's Blue Ribbon winner!

Has anyone dug into the history of those aftermarket tang safeties on pre-mill 99's? Maybe this one was made by the same company?

I'll probably take up to camp and see how it shoots,my eyes dont like iron sights much anymore! i'm thinking the safety was some sort of prototype,they used up.

Very nice Don! Looks like who ever put it togather did a Great Job might want to try and have it lettered!

My thoughts, EXACTLY!!!!!!!

The inlays I could have done without but I wouldn't be embarrassed to be seen in the deer woods with that.

Interesting safety work. Maybe done by the gentlemen that had the custom work done. Never know.

Steve,I usually hunt by myself ,so i wouldn't be embarrassed! ,the inlays i could live without,and i like dark wood. I originally bought it to scalp the lyman 54 off of it!!! But it kind of grows on ya ,so i dont know what i will do with it. I may send and get a letter.

I like darker wood also, that being said, I'd trade anything in the closet for that one. I like it, Joe

Nice! Don that tang safety looks custom made to your big mitts

Blair

"Raisins on a cookie", like my old man used to say. I like the engraving but can do without that stock. Still in all, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers!

Nice workmanship Don! Not a blonde (stock) guy, but regular blondes will do!

I've lost track, does this make Don member #3 or 4 of the Tinkerbell Club?

Oh yeah, I don't think my wifie will be approving of the Tinkerbell Mascot anytime soon, so no T-Shirt for me!!

Very cool rifle!!

Don
That is Some real Eye Candy. Very Nice Indeed.
Make the Plain"Jane" 1920 a Marilyn Monroe of 1920's

Congrats on the rifle and I'm sure it will shoot very well for you.

Steve

I like it Don. Splendid example of a period enhanced rifle.

Great looking piece from another era! Shame he did consider the butt plate a worthy canvas.

You might check the inside of that stock and under the buttplate to see if the stocker signed it. You might strike it rich! Or not.

Stock is 1950s style, but that doesn't tell you much, since that stuff lingered on....

All I can say is that the custom stock probably reduced the staggering .300 recoil somewhat more than the original. (Maybe the stocker just couldn't read too hot and thought he was dealing with a .300 Weatherby???).

The stock design looks a little like a Paul Jaeger I once owned, FWIW.

I too was going to say "I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers" but gnoahh beat me to it. So I'll just leave it with blondes have more fun. That is a beaut!