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I have been trying to find out how to get a factory letter on what I believe is a Victor grade 303.Can anyone pass on the new contact information to get a letter?Thanks,

Check in "Misc. Good Info" above.
It's in there.

Thanks,I will send them a note and see what happens.

I believe the cost is now $65, checks payable to Savage Arms.

The letter on my 99K came yesterday. They sent my check back with the letter. No explanation of why they returned the check.

Didn't it take them months to process? Sounds like a goodwill gesture.

Was the letter generic or informative? As is JTC informative.

That was the payment for the book you were supposed to send them!

Let's hear more about the OP's Victor Grade. And WELCOME to the forum gunrunner49!

I talked to Ron Coburn this morning. He said they would return the check if you asked a question they couldn't answer. I asked if the unusual (for a 250-3000) 24 " barrel showed up in the ledger. The historian left me a message on my cell phone about 10 days ago saying the letter would go and that they didn't find anything about the 24" barrel. The lack of that info is why they didn't cash my check.

Glad to hear Ron's still around. What's he think of the new Savage Arms since they split from Vista?

All he said was he isn't involved with Savage much any more.
Here is a photo of the letter on my 99K. It's reminiscent of JTC's letters. I like the photo of the Utica plant at the top of the letter. I sent the request in late October. Got the letter yesterday. They must have spent all that time trying to find out about the 24" barrel.

It was possibly engraved by Tue. The engraving was probably done in 1926. I don't think Gough was engraving Savages that early.

Of course it is reminiscent of JTC. It is the format he always used with a tweek here and a tweek there.

Perfect, so everyone that sends a letter ask the historian how to tell the difference from a 1899H and the early 99F and everyone will get their check back.

I was wondering when someone would say something like that. They will probably catch on pretty quick.

Tue's death occurred in June 1927 so a ship date of March 1927 is cutting it close. Shame the warehouse date was not included.
As you mention, the rifle was possibly produced in 1926.
The circumstances of Tue's death are unknown although an obituary said "...after a long illness".

In 1926 Gough was at Fox in Philadelphia and is well known to have done much contract work from there.
Records and opinions believe Gough engraved a 22HP #133xxx/1913 and a pistol #226xxx/1920.

Gough did this Colt in 1933 which would have been from Utica.
You'd have to use optics and lay examples side by side and "maybe" could make judgement.
But even experts have difficulty using the inspection method on unsigned guns and generally rely on anecdotal information to narrow it down. (which we have done)
A person could also go down the Tuft's Lyon Firearms Co. rabbit hole and see if anything turns up. They were in L.A., sold to Hollywood. ?? hmmm...

99k left side engraving. Shipped 3-31-1927. What do you guys think EnocTue or someone else?

I don"t know about Tue, but your engraving is definitely different than my October 1931 K. Sorry, I'm not good with photos on this site. On mine the engraving extends all the way to the edge of the screw on the right and extends below the screw on the left. While the general appearance of the engraving is the same there are quite a few details that are different.

Jeff.
Gun is listed on Armslist, you can see it their. GW