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What month and year did they stop production of civilian firearms. The reason I’m asking is because I am looking at an eg that the owner claims he bought in 1942 serial #4103xx
Thanks

That is possible.

That would have been early 1942. Production did not stop, but continued throughout the War years.

Savage did sell quite a number of 99's in 1942, about 90% of what they'd sold in 1939 and 1940. Whether it was existing inventory, or whether they were still making a bunch is hard to say.

I have a binder full of 1941 pricelists/correspondence/etc. In Nov. 1941 they were still listing the 99G, 99EG, 99R and 99RS as available. Though only in 300 Savage and 250-3000.

By the Jan. 1942 pricelist, the 99G was gone.

Copies of letters in 1941 telling businesses that they'd be unable to fill existing orders for 99T's, 99H's, etc.

So yes.. Savage shipped a full year's production of 99's in 1940, 1941 and 1942. Shipments dropped 70% in 1943 from 1940, dropped 98% in 1944 from 1940, and picked up in 1945.

Thanks for all the information

I have an EG made in 1942.

Would it be possible for you to post a picture of the 1942 Savage Literature and Price List?

Can't post the entire catalog.. you can probably find one on eBay if you'd like one. They come up fairly often for not unreasonable prices.

I can certainly post the 99 pages tho.

Note that they show 99G style checkering on the 99EG? Never trust the catalogs fully.

The 1942 pricelist I have is from savageshooters.net. They do have the entire 1942 catalog scanned in..

https://www.savageshooters.com/content.php?236-Savage-Arms-1942-Print-Catalog

I have a 1941#74 catalog and price list that shows the g and eg with the same checkering. That’s dated January 1 1941

Ordered one off of eBay today. Thanks for your assistance.

Carroll

As stated, 99 production continued throughout ww2. I’ve got a 99 EG that was manufactured in 1941.

Editing. Royals book has the production numbers. Brain fart.
1939 shows 7300 99s made. 1940 9750 99’s, 1941 11580 99’s, 1942 11210 99’s, 1943 1850 99’s, 1944 2660 99’s, and 1945 2000 99’s made. There was a sharp drop in 99 production in ‘43. Savage was making military weapons more so.

In 1939 savage was contracted to produce the Thompson sub-machine gun for the Auto Ordinance Company. Tommy guns for the British. In 1940 savage was contracted to build 30 and 50 cal aircraft machine guns the US government. In 1941 the British contracted with Savage to built the Lee-Enfield rifle. Military production continued through the end of the war.