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Ran across this while researching Montreal Home Guard and had not heard it before. Thought some might find it informative. https://www.guns.com/news/2015/11/11/savage-99-rifle-lever-gun"In 1919, during an exchange for a good deal on a lot of model 99’s for Native American Chief Lame Bear and his tribe, the Southern Cheyenne, Savage added the Chief’s image to the company’s logo. "
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thanks for posting this Savage article ,its always interesting reading history of firearms for me.Pete53
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I wonder which of the rifles floating around today were the batch they sold to the redskins.
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The ones with all the silver thumb tacks on the wooden stocks.
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I've been told it may not be true.
Dang.
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Don’t write it off as untrue yet.
Arthur Savage obviously has nothing to do with it, which many stories get wrong. By 1919 Arthur was long gone.
“ 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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I will wager it wasn't model R s they sold.
Or there would have been another uprising!
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I will wager it wasn't model R s they sold.
Or there would have been another uprising! They would double as canoe paddles.
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"In 1919, during an exchange for a good deal on a lot of model 99’s for Native American Chief Lame Bear and his tribe, the Southern Cheyenne, Savage added the Chief’s image to the company’s logo. "
What "Logo" was it? There was an Indian in full feathers on the 1904/1905 envelope. The Screaming Indian trade mark was on the Savage letter head by 1909 and used on/in all the catalogs till 1928. I don't see how that fits.
Savage...never say "never".
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The friends don't let friends buy R s logo.
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