Here is the description when it went through James Julia - jamesdjulia/item/lot-1105-savage-model-1899 And both consider the Colt butt plate to be original even though in the Julia picture you can see remnants of stock stain & finish on the edges of the butt plate, not something I am used to seeing on an original gun.

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Last edited by GeneB; 04/15/19.