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Have we talked about this before? #14124739 09/13/19
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,737 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,737 Eastern Nebraska	Cuz if we did, I've forgotten it. Engraved 99F, SN 9289xx. https://www.thefirearmsforum.com/th...my-savage-model-99f-lever-action.137506/ “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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Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14124873 09/14/19
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 5,167 Mt Airy, MD J JoeMartin Campfire Tracker
JoeMartin Campfire Tracker J Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 5,167 Mt Airy, MD	Doesn't Ted have one? I'm not greedy, I just want one of each. Remember Ira Hayes JoeMartin

Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14124892 09/14/19
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 707 Maine J Jaaack Campfire Regular
Jaaack Campfire Regular J Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 707 Maine	There was one in an Amoskeag auction 2-3 years ago.

Re: Have we talked about this before? JoeMartin #14125004 09/14/19
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,321 Va 9 99guy Campfire Outfitter
99guy Campfire Outfitter 9 Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,321 Va	Originally Posted by JoeMartin Doesn't Ted have one? Yes. I think it even lettered... Ted? "You cannot invade mainland America. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass" ~Admiral Yamamoto~ When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson~

Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14125025 09/14/19
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,042 N.E. Minn. KeithNyst Campfire Regular
KeithNyst Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,042 N.E. Minn.	a couple threads on these. 2nd is referenced in the first https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/12134021/1 and another thread: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/7422605/4 Last edited by KeithNyst; 09/14/19.

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Re: Have we talked about this before? 99guy #14125114 09/14/19
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 7,345 The West Mountain P Poconojack Campfire Tracker
Poconojack Campfire Tracker P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 7,345 The West Mountain	Originally Posted by 99guy Originally Posted by JoeMartin Doesn't Ted have one? Yes. I think it even lettered... Ted? Yes, I have one. Will post pics of the factory letter(s) in the Image Gallery later today. "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson

Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14125330 09/14/19
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 7,345 The West Mountain P Poconojack Campfire Tracker
Poconojack Campfire Tracker P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 7,345 The West Mountain	Pics posted in Image Gallery if someone would be kind enough to move them over. "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson

Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14125390 09/14/19
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,622 Lyndeborough New Hampshire Longbeardking Campfire Outfitter
Longbeardking Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,622 Lyndeborough New Hampshire	Thanks for rubbing elbows with me in Syracuse. NICE rifle. GREAT to have the documentation as well. NRA Endowment Life Member (and proud of it) Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. - Plato Deuteronomy 22:5

Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14125399 09/14/19
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12,712 So. Kaleefornya L Lightfoot Campfire Outfitter
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Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14125492 09/14/19
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 7,345 The West Mountain P Poconojack Campfire Tracker
Poconojack Campfire Tracker P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 7,345 The West Mountain	That is not my rifle in the Firearms Forum thread that Rory posted. The serial #’s are very close. "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson

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Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14125576 09/14/19
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 14,581 N E Kansas Rick99 Campfire Outfitter
Rick99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 14,581 N E Kansas	I think it went to Maine. Savage...never say "never". Rick... Join the NRA...together we stand, divided we fall!

Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14125685 09/14/19
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,737 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,737 Eastern Nebraska	I figured it was Ziggie’s work, but a different gun than we’ve talked about before. “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

Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14129835 09/16/19
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker
Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI	Adding to this thread to keep the "engraved 99F's" together. Have we talked about this one?? Sounds like it fits in the Siegfried Rentzschke time period. The description says from the R&D shop which Rentzschke was known to have worked as well. s.n. 764145 = ~DOM?? "Every day above ground is a good day."

Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14129863 09/16/19
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12,712 So. Kaleefornya L Lightfoot Campfire Outfitter
Lightfoot Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12,712 So. Kaleefornya	Whoa Nellie! We know there is a .243 in the 700K range that letters - but a .308?? What say ye all on that??

Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14129940 09/16/19
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,042 N.E. Minn. KeithNyst Campfire Regular
KeithNyst Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,042 N.E. Minn.	I think 764k SN would be in 1955. The lowest 900k-numbered 99F .308 that I have in my notes is 900127 with a LBC 17G (1955).

Re: Have we talked about this before? Lightfoot #14129971 09/16/19
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,737 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,737 Eastern Nebraska	Originally Posted by Lightfoot Whoa Nellie! We know there is a .243 in the 700K range that letters - but a .308?? What say ye all on that?? Be interesting to inspect. Serial number 764,xxx should be from 1955, same year that the 308's came out - but could be pre-900,000. So was it a "prototype" receiver to the 900,000 rifles that handles the 308, or will it be a single fire 308? Beautiful work on it, tho the griz is a bit of a hunchback. Last edited by Calhoun; 09/16/19. “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

Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14130070 09/16/19
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12,712 So. Kaleefornya L Lightfoot Campfire Outfitter
Lightfoot Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12,712 So. Kaleefornya	The major factor of course is the lengthened magazine starting with the 900K guns. I can believe a .243 could be squeezed into the 700K guns but not a .308 180 grainer.

Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14130074 09/16/19
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker
Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI	Originally Posted by Calhoun Beautiful work on it, tho the griz is a bit of a hunchback. That's because grizzlies have a hump back. Rentzschke was a master engraver. Details matter. "Every day above ground is a good day."

Re: Have we talked about this before? Calhoun #14130080 09/16/19
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker
Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI	Here are a few other Rentzschke pieces. "Every day above ground is a good day."

Re: Have we talked about this before? Lightfoot #14130092 09/16/19
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker
Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI	Originally Posted by Lightfoot The major factor of course is the lengthened magazine starting with the 900K guns. I can believe a .243 could be squeezed into the 700K guns but not a .308 180 grainer. The description did say "proto-type shop." Probably not just any 700k rec'r./rifle. "Every day above ground is a good day."

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