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Don't see a letter on the front of the lever. The serial number does start with A.

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Your rifles serial number is A999xxx and was made early 1972.

This serial range is called the "A Series Serial" and began late 1968. It differs from the earlier serials in that what ever firearm came down the line got the next number. There is just one big serial range. Makes it easier to date a rifle but we have no idea as to how many of a model were produced in a given year.


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Originally Posted by Rick99
Your rifles serial number is A999xxx and was made early 1972.

This serial range is called the "A Series Serial" and began late 1968. It differs from the earlier serials in that what ever firearm came down the line got the next number. There is just one big serial range. Makes it easier to date a rifle but we have no idea as to how many of a model were produced in a given year.


Thank you so much for your help Rick. My next step is to try and find a set of mounts for a Balfor A scope. Hopefully they made them that work with the tang safety. Thanks again for your help!

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Hi everyone, I hope I'm not bothering anyone with another inquiry on another 99. I just inherited one from my uncle who got it from his granddad. I've seen on another site that the serial is stamped in 4 places, the receiver, the fore stock, the butt stock, and the butt plate. Well I have 2 different numbers each in two places and an H for an LBC. The numbers are 100 and 129257 (no letters in the serial number). I expect that the gun has been pieced together because the barrel seems newer (.30-30) but I'm not sure because the two stocks have different numbers but they look very similar. Here are some pictures to download or you can visit my blog mtnbikefiddler.blogspot.com to see them.

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P.S. Why, at the beginning of this thread, were people told to put xx's on the last two digits of the serial?

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LBC is meaningless on a gun this early.

Need better and larger picture of the butt stock and the stamping to see what is going on... but not likely to be original...


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Without seeing more pictures, it might be a factory replacement part. Our understanding is that they often didn't stamp the serial number on replacement stocks and buttplates.

Just a guess though. Even getting a letter from the Savage historian may not clear it up since work orders may not be available or found for repair work that was years later.

The lower rifle here is an 1899B from 1906 with correct forearm and buttstock/buttplate with just a code stamped on it. The buttplate is a 1920's style, so it's probably a later factory repair.

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Originally Posted by Calhoun
Without seeing more pictures, it might be a factory replacement part. Our understanding is that they often didn't stamp the serial number on replacement stocks and buttplates.

Just a guess though. Even getting a letter from the Savage historian may not clear it up since work orders may not be available or found for repair work that was years later.

The lower rifle here is an 1899B from 1906 with correct forearm and buttstock/buttplate with just a code stamped on it. The buttplate is a 1920's style, so it's probably a later factory repair.

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Calhoun; was the figured wood common on the 1899B; or any model for that matter?

The stock on your 1906 is pure beauty!

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I'd like to know whats up with the boat cleat and bobber?

You that messed up that you can't even leave your guns at home when you go fishing?


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Recruit, no the figured buttstock isn't normal. Since it's a factory replacement, I wonder if the customer didn't pay a bit more for a nicer piece of wood, or if the customer wasn't so ticked off that Savage put it on to shut him up. I knew the buttstock wasn't original when I bought it, but the nice wood made me buy it anyway.

Joe, I am messed up.. but the boat was outside when I wanted pictures so it became the platform of choice. Was used more than once for that purpose..

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Rick I have one more for you, serial number 9528##. It is a 308. Any help on manufacturing date would help. Thanks

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Rory, is that last pic of a mag fed 99C a Llama?


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No, it's a later 99C. The Llama's had hooded front sights, but otherwise looked pretty much identical to these.

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Newbie here, I just got a 99A with a serial number D4113XX, could anybody help me with the year?

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Welcome to the campfire, redguy! Looks like your rifle is an early 1980 rifle.


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I thought that the newer ones had removable magazines,this one has the rotary.

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The 99C and 99CD had clips, other models like the 99A, 99E, Brush Gun and others still had the rotary magazines.


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Originally Posted by knoxville
Rick I have one more for you, serial number 9528##. It is a 308. Any help on manufacturing date would help. Thanks


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I can help you, your rifle was manufactured in 1958 and should have a Lever Boss Code of "J".

FYI, the Lever Boss Code ("LBC") is the best way to determine the age of the Model 99's. While nothing is "for sure" with Model 99 production, the Model 99s manufactured from 1949 to 1971 have what is called "Lever Boss Codes" (�LBC�) indicating the year of final inspection... but NOT ALWAYS the year the rifle was shipped from the factory.

Using the alphabetic letters beginning with "A" representing 1949, the letters were advance as each year passed. And so, if your Model 99's LBC is "B", your rifle was probably made in 1950. If your LBC is "C", it was made in 1951... and so on and so on� all the way to the letter "Y" which represents the year 1971.

Due to their similarity, the letters "O" and "Q" were NOT used in the LBC system.

NOW... where do you find this "LBC"??? Easy... look on the front of the lever boss... that lower extension of the receiver into which the lever fits and rotates. On the FRONT of that lever boss, you can probably see a VERY FAINT OVAL... or you may not be able to see the ENTIRE oval due to it's being stamped very lightly.

But you should be able to see PART of the oval.. and inside that oval, you will probably see a NUMBER (the inspector's number) followed by a LETTER (the letter indicating the year of final inspection)... OR... you may only be able to determine PART of the oval, PART of the Inspector's number and PART of the letter. For best results, use a magnifying glass.

Since the oval is an oblong circle, the ends of the oval may look like a lightly-stamped "C" or a backwards "C"... but the LBC's letters and numbers are somewhat smaller than the ends of the oval... obviously... since they fit INSIDE the oval, eh? grin


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I have been following this thread for a few months and I finally bought a used Model 99. I was wondering if you could provide some information on the year of manufacture?
Model 99C stamped on top of receiver
Serial Number on bottom of receiver in front of lever: 1181xxx
Another set of numbers on left side of receiver:AO572xx
LBC is a "V"
Caliber: .308 Win
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Well, according to the LBC and the 1181xxx serial number, you have a model 99C made in 1968.

According to the A0572xx, it would date to early 1969.

The 1181xxx serial number is very near the end of 1968, so it looks like your rifle somehow either went back for work or got laid aside and finished a couple months later? Not sure we've ever seen one that had two different serial numbers stamped on the outside. Gotta drive the FFL's nuts when they go to log it.


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