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Nice one Joe. I need to start following you around and then get ahead of you!
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That's a keeper for sure. Nice find.
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"You cannot invade mainland America. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass"
~Admiral Yamamoto~
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson~
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Nice rifle sir. When I hit the gun shops in PENN I find some
very nice rifles also.
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Great find! Take good care of the box. It will soon be 100 years old. Is there a serial number penciled anywhere? Not many boxes left around from that period and it is in great shape!
I would like to add the serial to my data...post or PM, please.
Savage...never say "never".
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Now that's a find for sure! Congratulations.
If it's only 75-80%, you're a great photographer. It looks near new in the pictures. Yes, yes! I'm not seeing the missing 20% at all!!
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That's the kind of find that we all dream of. Congrats!
“ 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
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Very Nice, I would have spent the money also.
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Oh man, is that nice. Had to wipe the drool off my keyboard.
Interesting that on the label the G is referred to as STYLE and the Model is still listed as 1899. Savage must have been using up the old pre-printed labels; but the STYLE nomenclature is interesting for denoting the G.
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They were anything but consistent in their use of "model" at that time..
“ 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
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Great find! Take good care of the box. It will soon be 100 years old. Is there a serial number penciled anywhere? Not many boxes left around from that period and it is in great shape!
I would like to add the serial to my data...post or PM, please. Yes Rick, the serial number is written in pencil on top of the box. 2430XX. I'll PM you the full number. The original owner's name and address is also written on the paper work. He was from the Pittsburgh area. The guy who brought this into the shop said he inherited it from his uncle, who bought it new. He told me he never hunted so it sat in his closet for over thirty years. I'd like to get it lettered to see where it was shipped. I feel real lucky to have gotten this rifle. The shop owner had it in the shop for almost a week before I got to see it. He told me three other guys looked at it with interest, but all passed on it or told him they'd let him know later. He told them he was selling it to the first guy to come up with the cash. I didn't even hesitate. 
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plus its a .300! hunt the heck out of it! nice.
i woulda and i am married to a Scot's woman. cold nights be damned!
the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee
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I have not seen a cleaning rod that could be identified as Savage. I'm thinking yours might be home-made.
Savage...never say "never".
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Very Cool. It seemed the factory labeled not only their model 99 rifles with Model 1899 but their boxes and literature were also mislabled Model 1899.Silly Savage must not have read Murray's book.
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Sure hate to see other people realizing my fantasies! Great find and good luck with it.
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Funny how much a little cardboard enhances the value of a gun, well bought Joe....
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