Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors Better letter this one !!!! Deluxe 1899

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That one is special!

When it came into the gunshop it took me over 10 minutes to get it unpacked, three plastic sleeves and bubble wrap taped up in a hardcase,the cardboard hardcase box, bubble wrapped all around and in another cardboard case!!!! the finest packing job id ever seen,and 2 day delivery. The sling has to be a ultra- rare item ,ive never seen an original sling ,that i know of, but this one is identical to the one in my 1905 savage catalog. the sling has the initials WFW scratched into it,probably the original owner.

If you ever get that wonderful wife of yours into a really good mood, I would love to see some closeups of that sling including any stamps/marks/metal work and ends. I've probably seen another correct sling or two, but not one that I was smart enough to know was correct.

I'll see what i can do, her back is screwed up at the moment i may have to really "BEG" !!

Don - remind her that we all know he is a saint

That is a special rifle Loggah, congratulations. Certainly the centerpiece of any collection.

Your new smooth look is good too.

Cheryl ,took the sling pictures along side the sling picture in my 1905 catalog. You can see by the stitching in the buckle area this is the same.

It would really be something if the factory ledger made mention of the sling It's a long shot but never say never.

we will see! it could have been bought a bit later and installed. But its correct.

Likely will have to change his name to Moses, from what I have seen, Loggah must be 300+ years old. That one is so nice, even my wife would have urged me to hit the buy it now button. (In my dreams!) GW

Add me to the list for a bear hunt with it.

Spectacular! Congratulations. Thanks for giving us a look at it.

Sweet!

Just a simply splendid rifle Don! Glad that its come home to someone that will appreciate it. Damn near didn't recognize you with no beard and glasses.

Really nice rifle. I know that you are proud!

Steve

Thanks for sharing your good fortune with us. I'd venture that the sling is the first and last one many of us will see. Really cool.

Thank God you has some lesser makes to refill the kitty! smiley face

Did the seller have any other Savages to sell? Old family gun, investor cashing out?

Amazing that shows up on GB.

Great pics of the sling, thank you very much for those. Sorry to hear Cheryl isn't feeling well.

Gonna save those pics.. Nice catalog also, by the way!

Took a little bribing to get the sling pictures! This was the only savage the seller had listed,he owns a gunshop. I tried to look up the patent date on the sling ,that was a lost cause! :(Im pretty sure it will take some doing for me to find a better savage rifle,but i probably wont stop looking!!!

That's the heck of it right there, get the gun of a lifetime, of many lifetimes, and still want to look for a better one.

We do have a member around here who is very sharp with patents...