Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors What's the value of gramma's rifle?

Hi all, this is my first post on your excellent forum.

My mom and grandmother are in a bit of a financial pinch and need to sell grandpa's rifles, or at least we need to know how much they are worth. I posted a thread over on THR and some of the very helpful members suggested I ask over here about the value of an old Savage 1899.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=352837

What can anyone tell us about this gun, we realize it's a little beat up. Let me know if you need more info or more pics. The SN is 44.3XX.

Any help is appreciated.

Rifle is worth $100 by it self , $75 with the sling

Mike

Looks like a 1899B,About 1904.
What caliber is it?

Yea I know gramps home made sling is lame, and so are the studs. This was not thought of as a collectors piece in my family, and maybe it isn't.

The caliber is .303 Savage

Not realy of much value in its condition,but a great keepsake of your grandfather.Looks as if it was well enjoyed through its life.Welcome to the site.
RP

Well that puts a different light on it , if Gramps made the sling then it is priceless.

Mike

It is worth a lot more to you than somebody else. Therefore, I would try to keep it or at least sell it to somebody within the family, and then try to buy it back later.

Spyvie ,If that rifle could talk!!! the storys would be worth a fortune,you dont get that look without tales to go with it!! Don

Neat rifle.
If I had the means,I'd buy it,and hold it for your Sis,till she/you came to your senses.
BTW,how old is your sister?

That Savage has something you can't put a pricetag on "Character"

How did it get that ding in the receiver.

CR

Jed I think he said mom and grandmother not sister.

If you have old ammo for the Savage in the box,it may be worth as much as the rifle!

Check the gun auction sites.

It does not appear you have gotten much of an answer to your question so far.

Hint: The rifle can probably fetch a few times more than $100.00.

$400-$500 on auction sites if bore is decent.

Told him what the rifle was.As for value for resale thats not up
to anyone to say without starting a big argument.Your answer was
no better than anyone elses.Tell us what it is worth?

Thanks guys, appreciate the input. I've sent a link to the rest of the family.

This was gramma's hunting rifle back in the day in Montana. There are tons of stories about hunting in my family. Like the time she raced the bear to the cabin door, or the buck that got away, or any number of other tales.

Gramma taught me how to ride a motorcycle and how to cross country ski... she is/was something else!

I don't know how the ding got there, but the rotary mag turns freely. It don't matter, I'm sure we'll end up keeping it.

Great forum here, I'll poke around and see what I can learn.

Thanks again.

Finally,,,,,,,,,,,,someone answered the question. DGF nailed it pretty/very well.

Agreed .... and he did it without being rude to a first time poster .

Welcome to the forum Spyvie. You will learn to ignore some of the " unsavory " folk here .....

I Too Agree With Dougs Estimante,,,But I have a Stronger Agrrement With Don-Loggah!
Grandpa's-Grandma's Gun! A Herlume! "THE STORIES IF THAT GUN COULD TALK"- That there Sums Up the best Part Of the Gun,,,,It's a Keeper to be Kept In the Family,,,by all Means If ya Can,please keep it.J.M.O.

Spyvie
Again as Glenn Said Welcome,Hope Ya Visit More Often.
All the Folk Here Are Down Right good People always willing to lend a Hand,,and you will always find good advice,,even if different opinions are posted.
Steve

Set down with Gramma and write a book or a series of short stories to publish in the local travel magazine, handout newspaper, online whatever. Bound to get more than $400 & keep the gun.