Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors 1899 A, B, C rear sight question

I know the early 1899 A, B Cs had a real long rear sight. Did they keep those long rear sights throughout, or is there a serial number range where Savage changed them over to shorter rear sights?
thanks, Keith

Looking forward to a knowledgeable reply

Said another way, when did the rear dovetail move?? Could be two different questions.....

The sight location changed on the shorter barrels which came largely with the model 99. The 1899 SRC has the sight closer to the receiver ring.

I've never seen a 26" barrel with the sight closer than the ~5-5/8" from the receiver ring.

Mike, I'm asking if the actual length of the physical sight got shorter on 1899 A.B, Cs at some point.

I'm sure there are sight-ologists with data here that can comment perhaps in more depth, but I'll take a stab at it.
The early "long rear rights" came in several types (2-3?) over the years. Rocky Mountain #14 comes to mind as one of them. Used on both 1895 & 1899 rifles.
Savage also offered other optional rear sights at the same time. Listed in early catalogs. Rocky Mountain (buckhorn) pat. 1911 comes to mind.
As mentioned earlier, the ~5 5/8" dovetail could accept long, short or other optional rear sights.
The dovetail closer to the rec'r ring ~ x x/x"?? could accept short or other optional rears sights, but not compatible with long rear sights.

So, was the long rear sight phased out or discontinued at some point as "standard" in favor of another rear sight as "standard"? Possibly, but identifying a date or serial number is likely a fuzzy area or range in time/S.N.
Just my observations. (it is Savage)