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Except for the sights, the plaque on the cheekpiece, and the color of the buttplate, your rifle looks like mine.

Unfortunately it's not mine.

Do you think it's fake? When I go back to photograph it for the book I'll pull the buttplate and forearm to check the numbers. I'll also photograph the letter from Roe Clark. David

Thanks for the pic David. Interesting piece.
Sounds like it could be a factory rifle, FUG1899 says they exist. If so, it not only is a special order but also came out of the custom shop.
If/When you go back get a measurement from the barrel. Standard 1899B? or heavier barrel?

There was one shown here a number a years back memory says it was a 32-40 and I think the poster was looking for a value the rifle seemed to vanish.

Is the butt plate brass?

That's cool as sheit.

It appeared to be brass. I'll use a magnet on it when I go back.

I have a dear friend who thinks crescent butt plates are really neat! My shoulder hurts just thinking about it. What calibers were
these schutzen 1899's in, all 303? some 38-55, 32-40?

That's the Franklin Scott rifle

I am planning to get book quality photos hopefully pretty soon.

that may have been the one I saw, maybe not, but do remember the butt

David, I spoke to the owner of that rifle. He was going to send me photos of the rifle, I was going to send him a copy of the photo I have or Mr Scott with the rifle. Neither of us got around to doing it. I have a poor digital copy of Steve Ballek's photo of the man and rifle, which is different than mine.

Gary, I would really like any photos you have of the rifle and the rifle.
If everything goes well I am going to the current owner's house and shoot pics of the rifle this week. It looks like the rifle was originally given to Franklin Scott. I remember some info being posted on him but I don't see it on this post. Any info on Scott, the rifle and how he got it would be greatly appreciated. I seem to remember he won it as a prize for winning a rifle match. I believe has was in the Army at that time.

Previous thread..... Schuetzen 99

Franklin B. Scott
Born in Wyandot, Ohio in 1879 to Lyman Scott & Sarah Lumberson.
1900 stationed in Cuba, Company H ,8th Regiment, Cavalry.
1902 he was in the military at Columbus, Ohio.
1907 he was in the military at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming.
1917 WWI enlisted
1942 WWII drafted
Died in Ohio in 1952.

Born 1879, drafted in 1942...at 63?

I suspect there is a difference between being drafted and serving.

I had a great-uncle who was drafted in 1942, at age 45 (upper limit of draft age range), turned 46 in boot camp. On top of that he was deaf in one ear and had already served in WWI.

They wised up to their mistake eventually.

Might have enlisted for a specific purpose not related to serving on the battlefield. Many were given commissions or just enrolled in order to put them under military authority.

Glenn Miller, for example, to entertain the troops.

That is interesting that they were drafting men up to 64 years old. They were kicking almost everyone out at age 60 in the 1960's, 70's and 80's. That included some pretty senior generals. I doubt if those older guys were being sent into combat.