I don't think the 29 1/2 and 30 1/2 came out until around 1915-1918... 1917'ish is the earliest I was able to find any ads for it when I searched quite a while back. Would love to find the true introduction date.
Don't have the exact date either for the Savage 18 being replaced with the Lyman 1A either, but it was in the first few years of the 1899. 1903 maybe?
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The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”.
All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered.
Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at
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