On May 6th I acquired an 1899 savage model H takedown in 25-35 made in 1913(ser#119xxx). Its shoots fantastic with the Williams peep sight. Wood has been refinished. The mystery is the 24 inch barrel. So I took it to a an 85 year old gunsmith yesterday. He had to take a huge rubber mallet and bang the reciever while the barrel was in a vice to unscrew the barrel. He didnt think the barrel was ever taken off. Was extremly dry and a little rust coated. After wiping both inside the receiver and barrel threads and then coating with oil she looked almost new. Bore is in great shape. He said barrel looks factory to him but never saw one in 24 inches. I remeasured barrel while apart- 24 inches. Only marking under the barrel is a zero or an O. The bore has a crown to it. Do you guys think its the original barrel?
