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As stated, 99 production continued throughout ww2. I’ve got a 99 EG that was manufactured in 1941.

Editing. Royals book has the production numbers. Brain fart.
1939 shows 7300 99s made. 1940 9750 99’s, 1941 11580 99’s, 1942 11210 99’s, 1943 1850 99’s, 1944 2660 99’s, and 1945 2000 99’s made. There was a sharp drop in 99 production in ‘43. Savage was making military weapons more so.

In 1939 savage was contracted to produce the Thompson sub-machine gun for the Auto Ordinance Company. Tommy guns for the British. In 1940 savage was contracted to build 30 and 50 cal aircraft machine guns the US government. In 1941 the British contracted with Savage to built the Lee-Enfield rifle. Military production continued through the end of the war.