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#18277449 03/25/23
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Been asked to post some back history on the 1899A i acquired. So here goes
I came across this rifle on accident almost 3 years ago. I was purchasing another engraved 99 from this gentlemen (99 DE in 243) and he said he had a couple others at his home. He said he would go get one i would like and showed me this!! Wow!!
He let me take a few pictures of it but i never thought in a million years i would be able to pry it from his hands. Fast forward a year and i stopped in to ask him again if he was willing to part with it. HE SAID YES!! I almost passed out and asked him a price but he said he will let me know soon, soooo i started selling and flipping some things because i am not a rich man by any means and had to start saving.
A few months went by and i was working down the road from his store and figured i would stop in and see what else he had on the racks. I wasnt going to ask him again about it but he just happened to be there so i figured now is my time to let him know where im at and see where he is at. He said he loved my passion for his old rifle and knows it will be well taken care of and gave me a price that is no where near what this gun is worth. I never hesitated and shook his hand!
The rifle is a special order 1899A take down that letters from the Cody museum as so. The letter states it was sent back to Savage for a work order in 1936 but doesnt say for what. When i picked the rifle up i spoke with the owner for a while about its history and without me saying anything he mentioned the previous owners name and said it was sent back to Savage to have the barrel shortened because it was too heavy to hunt with. It now has a 22” barrel instead of a 26”.
I am still in awe that this rifle is now in my collection.
Joe Bonifant is going to post some pics in the comments for me because my pics wont do the rifle justice. Have a good weekend everyone. 🍻

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I wish, I wish, I wish it were mine.
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Thank You Joe!!

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You could have charged me for the honor and I would have paid up!


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Good lord, what a rifle!

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OMG!

You can be proud of that one!

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Originally Posted by JoeMartin
I wish, I wish, I wish it were mine.
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Sweet rifle, Joe. I am tremendously happy for you.


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Congratulations. A work of art in wood and steel.

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Damn, that’s beautiful

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Do you consider that a hunter or display rifle?
Hah!
Very nice.


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Congrats! About as good as it gets.


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Originally Posted by Nessmuk
Do you consider that a hunter or display rifle?
Hah!
Very nice.
Hunting i doubt it but it will get shot. They all do! 😁

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Very nice!

So, now you have four things to add to your bucket list - use that rifle to shoot: a buffalo, a tiger, a moose, and an elk.

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Wow Joe, just Wow, Congrads


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Outstanding Joe, good for you. Guns like that are good for one’s soul.
An awful lot of good stuff going on with that gun. Love the whole thing, but the high condition, carved stocks, stippling, vignettes and fleurs on the bolt are all very special. Definitely one of the nicest Special Order 1899’s extant.


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Joe, you might as well quit now. It doesn't get better than that. Wow wow wow. Very very happy you for you Joe!


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Oh my word...

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Congrats Joe! That is a beauty. Glad it will be shot-they're supposed to be.

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WOW, what a magnificent rifle, congratulations on the acquisition.
Sent back to the factory in 36, what is the original manufacture date?

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