Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors Is this a CD or special order1899 rifle?

The inflation calculator I looked at at had it closer to $1600.

*added* $575 would definitely be a deal on a built to order rifle in today's money.

hmm. different calculators give different values. probably closer to your number than mine.

It's actually more common for the price of the "Special Grade Model" to be just the sum of the prices of the options. Some years there were slight variances, but not much.

So in 1914 the cost of a 1899A Leader Grade was $51.00.

Ordering it piecemeal was:
An 1899A was $18.00
B checkering was $10.50
Fancy American Walnut was $5.00
Pistol grip was $2.50
B engraving was $15.00
Total: $51.00

This is part of the reason why I don't fret too much whether it's logged as the "special grade model" or the individual features. Ends up as the same rifle, same cost.

I just get annoyed when NO features are logged. Grrr...

thats what I went by until Calhoun book

I owned a rifle that had the 4 pt checkering, SN 115,944. Was built and sold in early 1911. Callahan called it an 1899CD with special features. It had a 24" barrel and had no cut for a rear dovetail... all in the ledger. I sold the gun to a collector in Canada that was specifically after collecting a full collection of CDs. the gun was in immaculate condition.

I can send an email to Calhoun to post if he doesn't mind.

cheers

Andrew

Drew, from the letter I don't think the ledger recorded the checkering or pistol grip.

"The information extracted shows that this rifle was manufactured in caliber .303 Savage with an optional 24" round barrel and takedown feature. An other entry states no rear sight slot."

That's where Callahan would have included that the ledger said it had checkering and pistol grip logged also. I think the above is all that's logged. Sadly not all that uncommon.

I'm guessing you provided him with pictures or a description of the gun, and that led to the next paragraph - "From the information you supplied and the records, this is a Model 1899-CD".

And I agree with you and Callahan.. it is an 1899CD configuration. I'll post pics of the gun tomorrow. Absolutely gorgeous..

Here's Drew's 1899CD. It has the uncommon buttstock checkering with many points. I like this variation.

agreed on all points, which is why I was specific to say "Callahan called it an 1899CD"... It was a beautiful gun and I sort of regret selling it... at the time, I thought I was getting a pretty good $ for it and the guy had quite a collection of stunning CDs that this fit in nicely. Who know what it would fetch in today's market.