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Are the buttplates all over the place? Do they stop being metal and having the “Savage” and Injun head insignia on them?

Also, those two twin EG forearm Es the David now has, have metal butt plates; I think all the other 99Es we've seen, including that 250-3000 with the EG forearm that we saw last year (maybe 2 years ago) have plastic butt plates on them.

Harry that's a whole different topic other than 99Es ... but they did vary over time from the very beginning.

Take #2.. David, I'm going to leave the 99E/S out of this, as I think it's different - just like the 1950's 99RS is different than the 1950's 99R. They should have their own list of variations.

Style 1: As catalogued in 1960, uncheckered EG style stock, premil receivers (so far)

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Style 2: A "99F style" uncheckered stock, usually or always with premil receivers, has side panels on buttstock.

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Style 3: a plain uncheckered stock, never with premil receivers, has either no side panels on buttstock or a vague side panel with no distinct edges, no cartridge counter..

1961 -- 10303xx (Style 3)



1962 -- 10419xx (Style 3)



Style 4: Birch stock, double diamond checkering, no side panels on buttstock
1968 -- 11646xx (Style 4(a), started in 1964?), no border on checkering

1969 -- A2299xx (Style 4b, border on checkering)



1969 -- A2551xx (Style 4b, border on checkering)



1979 -- D0005xx (Style 5?)
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Style 6? Borrowed from gunbroker. No cartridge counter, supposed a 1976 rifle but can't read serial. Considering I just found a style 5 99E dating to summer of 1978, doubting this is 1976.


1981 - Style 6? on gunsinternational. 1980-1981+ makes much more sense and is in line with the 99C timeline.
https://www.gunsamerica.com/943952718/SAVAGE-99E-LEVER-ACTION-243-WIN.htm

We're missing the "blond" or "yellow" 99E's. Anybody know off hand the serial number ranges for those?

Found one:

Here's a yellow stock. Can't see a serial number off this, but seems like a variation of style 3.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/814136513

My 1965 uncheckered E has the blond stock. I'll try to take a photo of it and post it later. Serial 11052xx. I never thought these rifles would get this much attention other than the 1960/61 pre-mil serial numbers.

I show 11052xx as 1966. Interesting, would have expected double diamond checkering that year. But we have so little info on 99E's we don't know when any features started/stopped.

99E's won't ever get a lot of attention.. but hopefully folks can take a few minutes to help add to this thread.

11052xx has an S LBC which is 1965

overall photo

closeup of stock. I have seen several of these blond stock guns but thought maybe this one had had the stain removed and had been revarnished.

closeup of cheap rear sight.

for comparison purposed here is a closeup of the 99E/S sight

My three later E's made from 1965 to 1969 have the cheap plastic buttplate that doesn't have the Savage name on them. I remember seeing what appeared to be an E with lazer checked walnut stock, steel buttplate and a round counter. The serial number placed it about 1984. The only models produced then were the E and C. I thought it was made up with leftover parts from the brush gun or 99A. I can't remember what type forend it had.

E's are what they are. At least they are still the same action as other lever safety versions. Economy didn't just hurt the 99, all manufacturers were forced to cut costs.. I am as guilty as the next guy avoiding post mil guns, but you can't have a collection without including all if you want things to be complete. I just have a problem warming up to them.

LBK, having a complete collection is why I bought the 1965 E and 1966 E/S. They are ugly but shoot every bit as good as the other 99's including pre-mils.

Did the "yellow stocked E's" ship that way or did they have a crappy walnut coating that has been removed because it was not durable? You will see some of the 99-H's with yellow (non-walnut) stocks for the same reason.

They were shipped that way. Birch wood is rather difficult to stain.

There are only TWO things that are required to be a collector. MONEY and the willingless to SPEND it. No looking back.

Me neither too. One of these days you guys will discover the DL's, then I won't be able to find any a them neither too. .

We are keeping the prices low for you Roy

The DLs aren’t nearly the unexplored mystery that the 99E is.

I don't know the range, but can provide a data point, 10593xx is blond.

Late ‘62? And David’s is late 1965.

Wonder if these might be isolated rifles where the stocks just didn’t the stain/finish properly, rather than a tight range? I’m sure we don’t have 3 yrs of production on them.

Unexplored mysteries..

Here's 10176xx - not sure, stained birch or walnut?