Did the Savage 99CE come with the nice box that was made for them, or was that an extra option?

I thought it was an option because at one time Numrich had a batch of leftover boxes for sale. I picked one up. If it came with the 99CE and they knew how many 99CE's they were making (1000), not sure why they'd have had extra boxes.

The 1996 catalog makes no mention of a box when it describes the 99CE.

Last edited by Calhoun; 12/13/20.

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