Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors Nice 1920 sold on gunbroker today

Had some figure in the stock.

SN 10,018, in 250-3000 and with a Lyman 54.

Love these guns.

Real pretty little gun.

Beautiful gun that I never knew existed! I just found out Calhoun has a book out. Congrats !! Alan

Thank ya. It doesn't cover the Model 1920's tho..

Forgot the link..

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1008188949

don't have a 1920. The bolt is on the wrong side.

I guess that it is a matter of prospective.

When you have several of them, one more is just one more unless there is something really special about it.

20/26

True, but that really goes for anything. I suppose if one had half a dozen Monarchs that one more wouldn't be anything special.

For those looking to add one or two nice ones to their collection, it's interesting.


LBK, still a 1920. Lighter stock, stripper clip cut in the receiver, rear sight blank.. The switch to the model 20/26 is close to this, but several hundred serial numbers higher. It'd be interesting to know if the peep sight was factory or later.. I'd presume later, but maybe they started the Lyman 54 installs before the other changes?

Seeing as though there is a dovetail cut in the barrel i am also betting the 54 was added later

Nope, a 1920 with a Lyman #54 installed.

20/26s started around 10,500. They changed to a heavier barrel contour, omitted the open rear sight in favor of the Lyman #54, swept the bolt handle toward the rear, and changed to a heavier contour stock without a pistolgrip cap.

1920s have 22" barrels in 250-3000 and 24" barrels in 300 SAV, while 20/26s all have 24" barrels.

The Model 20 a really underappreciated rifle! Both from standpoint of place in Savage history. Wider role of durned good, simple rifle in great chamberings! I have five of them. Rational, as every one relatively so cheap, as bargains. And all such acquisitions in those nowadays eras of nostalgia compounded as cross-board bargains!

My first as only 1920/26 'spur of moment' conundrum as curiosity. All original & great shape. All my pure 1920 editions following. One as super bargain in .250 as scope side-mounted at expense of grinding flat the left rail area to accommodate. As mounted, aesthetics OK and functional. As scope dismounted, pure utilitarian 'truck gun' context.

The amount of stock drop to butt is a bugger! Conversely, as largely mitigated to inconvenience in context of .250 mild recoil. The Winchester 54, early stock similar stye stock, but less drop. There, the '06 chambering as even moderate drop; garnering shooter's attention. Smartly!

My 20/26 Sn 10640. Any idea of high number & termination date of production?
Pix of it below!
Best! John

and the sling eyes...

Very late 1920's could be ordered with the Lyman 54 sight, but it doesn't say anything about sling swivels.

They ended just over 13,000.

Some years back I posted the information that Mr. Clark sent to me, including copies of the R&D log with the collection guns. IIRC, the change occurred in late June 1926. My earliest 20/26 is number 10,59x in 250-3000 that was accepted into the warehouse on the first or second day of production. If you're interested in the particulars, I can get my binder on the 1920s and 20/26s out when we have a rainy day and can't harvest.

The highest SN complete rifle that that I currently have is 12,5xx in 300 SAV. It isn't s catalog specs rifle, as the tail block isn't d&t for the Lyman #54 and it has an open rear sight in a barrel dovetail. If the tail block had been d&t for a Lyman #54, I would have thought that the open rear sight was done by a 'smith after the rifle left the factory, but the tail block isn't d&t, so if it left the factory with a rear sight, it seems likely, or at least possible, that open rear sight was installed in Utica.

I have an action in the 12,9xx range that doesn't have the clip slot in the rear receiver bridge. This action came to me from Alaska and had been d&t for a modified Redfield Junior one-piece turn-in base.

Gene, the 1922 and later price lists include sling eyes and sling for 99’s and 1920 - $2.50.

The 20/26 I worked on for CMHJohn was 12695 and was not cut for a stripper clip.

I snagged a great 1920 off an auction site a little while ago, it had been custom stocked by Griffin & Howe and wore a Lyman Alaskan in a G & H mount. Neither the auction house nor any of the bidders recognized it for what it was. I was more than happy to have been the winning bidder.

Awaiting the day you post that info Jeff. My interest is vested because of a number of Savage 250s: a M14, 1920/26 and a few other 1920s.






Saved the 300s for another image.

I am not certain. But I THINK I am the proud possessor of that rifle now, Bob. And below this one are a few of the others that I have.