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The Perris Special arrived this week. I do own rarer rifles than this, but this is the rarest Savage I own. I'm starting to put a collection of these together. It's been 30+ years to add this one, I wonder how long it will take to find the next? The 1986 letter from Roe Clark indicates this gun listed as a "carbine" with a rubber buttplate and a round barrel. It was shipped summer, 1904. He states later "There were only a few of them made, as Savage came out with it's own design, (Featherweight) which was similar." I find this surprising as a carbine is hardly a featherweight. This rifle has a standard heavy carbine barrel and if it had a sling ring and a carbine buttplate, it would be a carbine. Reportedly, there were at least 30 Perris Specials made and I wonder if they are the same configuration as this one? Or, do some of them resemble featherweights? And if so, why would some be made one way and others made differently? Certainly, fascinating questions, at least to me. I have never seen a rear sight like this - curious if anyone else has? It appears to have no mechanism for elevation. Maybe this was considered unnecessary as a tang sight was fitted as well? The tang sight is marked M.S.A. Co. Gladstone, Mich. It is the only tang sight I have with a rear push button. And, the striping in the wood is very interesting. My speculation is that it is sap that took the stock stain differently than the rest of the wood. Thoughts and comments would be appreciated - and if anyone has anything in print on these, I would be enthralled [img] http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/steve004/gunsafeandroom046.jpg[/img]
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Did Les ever show you the stuff I turned up? Nice rifle.Nice sights.
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Nice one there Bolt.... A keeper for sure....
When you gonna shoot her???
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Boltman,
Like the express sights on your German sporting rifles this rear sight was probably calibrated for a specific load at a specific range, I.E.- 100, 150 or 200 yards.
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Is the tang sight custom in any way???
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Ras - as I said, I don't have any tang sights with the push button lock in the rear - but I don't know that it is custom. It seems that I have heard of these - maybe someone can help me out on this? Jed - I think Les is looking for the info. you mentioned. I wonder how many "known" specimens have come to light? P.M. me of any you find for sale! Emphasis on the P.M.
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Jed, I can't find anything on the Perris in my stuff, did I miss something? Les
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Boltman,Thank you for the pic`s.Very nice 99 .I hope you find more in that condition. Lionel
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I found um! Letters..dated from 04-5. Send me a PM.
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Steve, the tang sight is a early marbles safety axe co. sight for a 1899 savage i have a couple on rifles, what is the deal with the stake marks on the slide of the rear sight was that so you could adjust elevation by pushing or pulling it back and forth till you got it sighted in, than staked it in place? nice little rifle you might be a while finding a mate to it!!! Don
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Looks like I gots 3 letters from Baker + Hamilton...and 3 letters from SAC. One mentions an experimental 18" bbl.
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Feb 29 1904 from SAC signed AWS.2 pages march 25 04 from SAC " " AWS.4 pages Aug. 16 1904 on SAC letterhead...Utica is X'ed out...San Fran,Cali is inserted in it's place."dictated by ACR" 1pg.
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Nice savage Boltman, a pice of history, ya got there! John
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Congrats.Everything is unique on that one.
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The black stain looks to me like iron stain from water rusting something then running down the wood and being allowed to dry there. It has happened to me in a day of hunting in the rain and standing the rifle against a tree when I got to camp.
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Nice Grab Steve. The Pics Ya Got Theire Look a Tons Better than When J.E. Had It Up. May Be up North the 1st Weekend In May. Stever
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Rick - here's the picture of the buttplate.
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Below is a picture of the rear sight on the Perris Special and the rear sight on a SRC I have that is within 300 numbers of the Perris rifle. As you can see, the rear dovetail is moved much further forward on the Perris rifle, which I have to believe was done so they could accomodate the long rear sight. By the way, I put the micrometer on the end of both barrels and they mic identically, so for this rifle, they used the one standard short barrel they had on hand at the time. I understand (thanks Rick) that the known serial number range is 49,xxx through 52,xxx. This one is 49,00x, so it may well be the first one made and if not, one of the very first. I am very curious if any of the ones made after this had a lighter barrel. Ah, the mystery of it.
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I cry when I see that 32-40..............
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I'd like to see the rest of that .32-40 please!!!!!!
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