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any body know who got the MONARC sold 20Gs less the juice. FUG? IF things weren't so screwed up I would have been a player
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I know who didn't get it. Well, actually now 2 people...
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that would be me and you . If FUG didn't sure he might know who did. probably be a secret for a while Hell of a savage for the money!!!!
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That is right in the range of what Amoskeag anticipated the gun bringing at auction. Randy, glad that we had the opportunity to see the gun first hand.
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Randy, glad that we had the opportunity to see the gun first hand.
Yep
"You cannot invade mainland America. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass" ~Admiral Yamamoto~
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Last edited by Calhoun; 03/29/20.
“ 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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The description says "factory letter included" with purchase, but is not shown. Wish it was! The original owner was from Saquoit. That is where W.I. King lived as well. The rifle is an employee purchase (Enoch Tue) per the referenced factory letter. It is another rifle collaboration between Tue & King as contractors.
We've talked about #70.152 previously. It was a King purchased rifle with a custom engraving pattern. Wonder how many more collaborations are floating around...?
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That's quite the rifle. I think it's a piece of art really, more than a rifle. A little over the top for me, especially the stock. Then there's the fact that it costs more than my truck. I do have a thing for half round, half octagonal barrels. I like them a lot. Fug, when are you going to show us? Don't be a tease.
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Well, one more at least, right? Maybe more? Never know what else might pop up out of somebody's closet.
“ 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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congrats FUG your the MAN I would not have bid against you any way too much RESPECT much better home. I would have had just thrown it in the pile with my other engraved SAVAGE'S .you have a much better home .
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OK, I'll be the jerk here. In my eyes a 99 with really nice wood, nice checkering, and little or no engraving is miles above this rifle. I don't care for much engraving on the metal. What is on a factory 99K is about the extent of it. Carved stocks to me look to much like a normally nice looking woman with too much makeup on, detracting. Same with revolvers-those with checkering all over ever square inch of metal are distracting IMO, the most I care for is a bit under the cylinder on the frame. A well known gun dealer in my state who attends major gun shows knows I'm a Colt Python lover and collector. Around maybe two years ago he showed me a stainless Python that had probably almost 100% engraving. Told me when I stopped at his table he thought maybe I'd be interested and snag it up . Nope--to me no engraving on a Python, in fact my interest in Pythons are 6" blued only. To each his own, but gaudy firearms are of no interest to me. So ends the soapbox rant of a no carving on stock, little or no engraving on the metal lover of 99's.
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Well some people accumulate,while others collect!!! to each his own ,there are painters,and there are artists!
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Pictures don't do it justice.
When you have it in hand the detail of the engraving and thought of the number of consecutive perfect hammer and chisel blows is just mind boggling. The time and patience and skill of the engraver is something I can't even get my head wrapped around. In a way he has immortalized himself.
The wood carving is interesting, but to me, not nearly as impressive and the metal work.
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Thought the gun was pretty spectacular when I first spotted it
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Thought the gun was pretty spectacular when I first spotted it
Yep, Ted has a good eye. But we already knew that.
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Thought the gun was pretty spectacular when I first spotted it
Where is the like button when you need one. I have grown to appreciate higher grades of engraving more than I used to. Carved wood still doesn't really appeal to me, but if I could, I would.
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Who did the work and who it was sent to ,is a big part of the guns allure and worth
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Wow amazing engraving on that rifle! Hard to believe someone would take it to the workbench and knock the rear sight off it
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Forget they are guns, they are works of art. My new book probably won't appeal to Savage94C but it will hopefully appeal to a large audience of people who are into the art that went into engraved, checkered, high grade wood and carved stock guns. To each his own.
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