Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors So, what did all the Savage factory swivels look like?

Just wondering. I've got several Savage swivels in the original packing. Just wondering how many variants there are.

George, w/o throwing a safe open to verify, I believe this is the one they used on the buttstock of the DL. If not, damn close to it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/WINCHESTER-70-Savage-99-One-Rear-Stock-Sling-Swivel-1-stud/113240508712?hash=item1a5da90928:g:l2wAAOSw~p1blZow:rk:149:pf:0

Are they stamped #7 George?

Those are the usual ones you see on factory rifles but they weren't put on at the factory.

The Savage number 7's were ordered by the gun shops and installed there if the customer wanted them. I don't think I've ever come across anything stating that these were installed at the factory.

That's kinda what I was thinking Joe. I've got a couple packages of the #7s and was wondering if those were "factory" why didn't more 99s come with them installed. Hey, it's been a slow couple of days here.

Never saw them much on 99's, alot of the rimfires had them installed though.

Here what the early 99RS setup looked like. This is a 1933 99RS.

That is also known as a Winchester Super Grade swivel.

Does your sling have two rivets on the hooks and diamond shaped staples on the keepers?

I can't swear this for all swivels, but I had a pair of RS swivels and some Super Grade swivels side by side and the only difference was the finish. The RS swivels were smooth and buffed and blued. The Super Grade weren't buffed very well, had a bumpy or textured surface.

Just wondering if a pic of the staples on the keepers of the 99RS sling is available?

Thanks

I'm not at home to pull it out; don't have a picture of them on my laptop. I do have this picture on my laptop of the rivets; sling is 7/8" wide.

Thank you.
That’s not a Winchester sling.

I bet $100 that all those Savage and Winchester QD swivels came out of the same factory in Michigan or someplace.

The ends of the keepers overlap and are sewn parallel to the sides with a brown thread.

Thank you.

Found my old picture.. misremembered (see what I said about I should stay out of technical threads?).

Dimensions are the same, but 99RS is rounded top and the Super Grade has flat cuts.

RS on the left. Again, the design may have changed over the years for either one.




Now we need to start gathering pictures of sling swivels from RS's from different years and see if they changed. We found at the Fest last year that the sling studs changed.

Just thought that if it was a Winchester sling the swivel may have some kind of Winchester connection. As it is now, if that’s a Savage sling the swivel may have a Savage connection.

RS is 1932. The Winchester 64, 71 and 52 Sporter are listed at a year or two later. What other models used them and when?

Rick,I'm pretty sure the Winchester super grade model 54's used them ,and they came out in 1925! Don

Knew the Model 70 was later but know little about the 54 history...thanks.

I'm guessing they were produced by someone other than Winchester and are probably the same item.

I was a little hazy in my recollection but I confirmed that M54's were intro'ed in 1925. M54 Super Grade debuted 1934, not so very long before the 54 was discontinued to make way for the M70. 54 SG's are rare.