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Savage - tentacles #16020936 04/23/21
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI Southern_WI_Savage OP Campfire Tracker
OP Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI	If one looks long enough and hard enough many Savage connections can be found. Richard Baker was a life long firearms enthusiast, design engineer for Colt, High Standard, Smith & Wesson and rubbed elbows with Louie Elkas of Savage during the 1960's - 1990's. His passion began as a little boy with a Savage rifle. I acquired Mr. Baker's signed copy of James Carr's book recently. The signed date is interesting, but, more than that is the respect these gentlemen had for one another. Richard Baker Colt board room 1969, Baker is seated in center. "Every day above ground is a good day."

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Re: Savage - tentacles Southern_WI_Savage #16021132 04/23/21
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SS336 Campfire Regular S Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 2,081 Willamette Valley	Very cool! Great find.

Re: Savage - tentacles Southern_WI_Savage #16021152 04/23/21
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diamondjim Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,682 Nebraska	You guys are like archeologists.........way better than Harrison Ford. ____________________________________________________________ Dying gets closer every day Lloyd McCarter and the Honky Tonk Revival

Re: Savage - tentacles Southern_WI_Savage #16021326 04/23/21
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,927 South Central Wisconsin GeneB Campfire Regular
GeneB Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,927 South Central Wisconsin	Nice picture, look's like he had to 'grow into' that gun! Looks like a model 23-A with the second type trigger guard sporting a Mossberg scope in a No 9 Mossberg mount. I think he would have been better off starting with a Model 1904. Gene

Re: Savage - tentacles GeneB #16021353 04/23/21
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S99VG Campfire Tracker S Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 7,290 Northern California	Originally Posted by GeneB Nice picture, look's like he had to 'grow into' that gun! Looks like a model 23-A with the second type trigger guard sporting a Mossberg scope in a No 9 Mossberg mount. I think he would have been better off starting with a Model 1904. You just answered the question I was about to ask! "The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." John Stapp - "Stapp's Law" "Klaatu barada nikto"

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Re: Savage - tentacles GeneB #16022949 04/23/21
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99guy Campfire Outfitter 9 Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,306 Va	Originally Posted by GeneB Looks like a model 23-A with the second type trigger guard sporting a Mossberg scope in a No 9 Mossberg mount. I think he would have been better off starting with a Model 1904. I was going to say exactly the same thing, but Gene beat me too it. "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: Savage - tentacles Southern_WI_Savage #16023024 04/23/21
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S99VG Campfire Tracker S Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 7,290 Northern California	All right, now which of you guys can identify the makes of the trike and wagon in the background? "The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." John Stapp - "Stapp's Law" "Klaatu barada nikto"

Re: Savage - tentacles Southern_WI_Savage #16023033 04/23/21
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99guy Campfire Outfitter 9 Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,306 Va	I've got a better one. Who are the guys in the pictures in the Colt boardroom? Samuel Colt in there? "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: Savage - tentacles S99VG #16023061 04/23/21
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99guy Campfire Outfitter 9 Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,306 Va	Originally Posted by S99VG All right, now which of you guys can identify the makes of the trike and wagon in the background? My grandparents had a wagon very similar to that one that they used to tow me around in when I was even a younger boy than the one pictured. It was green, that's all I've got. I do not know what became of that wagon, but I remember it well and wish I had it. "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: Savage - tentacles Southern_WI_Savage #16023142 04/23/21
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OP Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI	M23 it is... richard baker "Every day above ground is a good day."

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Re: Savage - tentacles Southern_WI_Savage #16027000 04/25/21
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OP Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI	Mr. Baker's marquee Savage pistol is coming available soon. Gonna hafta dig deep.... Major Richard Sylvester "Every day above ground is a good day."

Re: Savage - tentacles Southern_WI_Savage #16053295 05/04/21
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI Southern_WI_Savage OP Campfire Tracker
OP Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI	Added another book to the library. And tucked inside.... "Every day above ground is a good day."

Re: Savage - tentacles Southern_WI_Savage #16053414 05/04/21
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deerstalker Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,038 North of Bonners Ferry ID.	the wagon looks like a roadmaster, and the trike looks like a Montgomery Ward. the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Savage - tentacles 99guy #16053718 05/04/21
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OP Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI	Originally Posted by 99guy I've got a better one. Who are the guys in the pictures in the Colt boardroom? Samuel Colt in there? Top left is Elisha Root.... Elisha Root "Every day above ground is a good day."

Re: Savage - tentacles Southern_WI_Savage #16056795 05/05/21
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 14,577 N E Kansas Rick99 Campfire Outfitter
Rick99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 14,577 N E Kansas	Those books couldn't have found a better home. Savage...never say "never". Rick... Join the NRA...together we stand, divided we fall!

Re: Savage - tentacles Rick99 #16056995 05/05/21
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OP Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,490 Sauk City, WI	Originally Posted by Rick99 Those books couldn't have found a better home. I'd rather give the "Sylvester Pistol" a home. "Every day above ground is a good day."

Re: Savage - tentacles Southern_WI_Savage #16057073 05/05/21
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Rick99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 14,577 N E Kansas	Hopefully you won't have too stiff a competition if you are going for it. Savage...never say "never". Rick... Join the NRA...together we stand, divided we fall!

Re: Savage - tentacles deerstalker #16057081 05/05/21
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S99VG Campfire Tracker S Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 7,290 Northern California	Originally Posted by deerstalker the wagon looks like a roadmaster, and the trike looks like a Montgomery Ward. Roadmaster -ya gotta love a wagon with a name like that! Mine, or actually my brother's, was a Rex Jet. "The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." John Stapp - "Stapp's Law" "Klaatu barada nikto"

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