The Spiegel catalogs always showed them with studs.
But that doesn't mean that Savage didn't sell similar EG's off to other retailers without the studs. Or that your holes weren't added later, the screws have been messed with so it may have once worn target blocks.
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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
www.savagelevers.com
