It's possible that Savage sold some rifles chambered in a competing cartridge that was brand new just like the 303 Savage, from a company that Arthur detested, without any advertising or cataloguing, and without anybody ever seeing one stamped differently than the 303 Savage.
Never say never.
But... got to recognize there's going to be some doubt until more is known. Were those new guns, were those 1895's sent back later to be rechambered for 30-30, were they some kind of trial gun and rebarreled before being sold... ???
Remember the ledgers show 100 muskets being made.
Last edited by Calhoun; 03/20/18.
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