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“ 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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Lots of stuff was put togeather by and for the workers there.
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Since this gun popped up on Gunbroker and I was taking a look at it and reading the past posts does the cut checkering date the stock? I am not implying stock and gun the same age but just curious when the last of the cut checkering stocks were turned out.
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It dates the stock. The stock is from a 99CD (cheek piece tells us that), which was made from 1975 to 1980. Unfortunately we don’t positively know if the stock was fitted in that timeframe, or if a leftover stock was put on later.
“ 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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Lots of stuff was put togeather by and for the workers there. Sounds like you may have some first hand knowledge in this area. What da ya know? 
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I live in the next town over, and have known a few people that worked there. Guys could pick wood and sights and things for their guns, and bring in their own guns for repair ,they have always been encouraged to buy guns and shoot. They are a good sponser to the club I belong to, Easthampton Fish & Game, and employees shoot trap there on Wednesday afternoons. they also do a lot of testing on our rifle range, and I have talked to a few guys testing scopes for the combo packages. When I worked at the distributor Camfour right next door in the 70's and 80's, Bob Greenleaf from R&D used to come in with purchase orders for all kinds of odds and ends. I remember when he came to pick up 375W ammo in both grain weights to test feeding when they were getting ready to produce the 99 375. So when you find a gun with Lyman, or Marbles sights instead of Williams, it may have come from R&D to a employee's custom gun.
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I live in the next town over, and have known a few people that worked there. Guys could pick wood and sights and things for their guns, and bring in their own guns for repair ,they have always been encouraged to buy guns and shoot. They are a good sponser to the club I belong to, Easthampton Fish & Game, and employees shoot trap there on Wednesday afternoons. they also do a lot of testing on our rifle range, and I have talked to a few guys testing scopes for the combo packages. When I worked at the distributor Camfour right next door in the 70's and 80's, Bob Greenleaf from R&D used to come in with purchase orders for all kinds of odds and ends. I remember when he came to pick up 375W ammo in both grain weights to test feeding when they were getting ready to produce the 99 375. So when you find a gun with Lyman, or Marbles sights instead of Williams, it may have come from R&D to a employee's custom gun. Thank you for the reply. It seems at times when an "oddball" rifle appears folks are trying to figure out what Savage offered and when, what model or variation it is or is it special order. Confirming "employee builds" of rifles isn't necessarily another category, but with that in mind I wouldn't spend too much time trying to pigeonhole an "oddball" into one of the above categories. Or maybe "employee builds" is a category. ??
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