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What is the lowest serial number that you have ever personally seen on an 1895?
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Well Arthur Savages first rifle still exists, SN 1, i seen it a while back  but its not a 1895.
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lowest number ? or date of mfg ? I have 2/21/96
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steve and steve do you guys know the MFG date on those ???
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3551 1895 A
Jan 29/97 - Shipped Feb 12/98
To Baker & Hamilton, San Francisco
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No I don't. About the only way to get that would be to get a letter on it--right?
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it seams that way. my gun ser# 5266 mfg 2/21/96
earlier than BillR's gun but higher number
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322X. one of Dicks guns, octagon barrel, Jan 26, 1896, earliest I've seen yet, even my military trials rifle is later than that.
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659x, accepted 5/18/96, shipped 9/29/97,.. half oct. sat for a while.
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Early SN for me is 3709 mfg "completed in circa March of 1897".
Earliest date of mfg is 5369 mfg Feb 27, 1896.
Others of early mfg; 5513 mfg Mar 11, 1896
5570 mfg Mar 10, 1896
6787 mfg May 28, 1896
Also have 5704 which I need a letter for. Also need letters for a couple later 1895's.
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Lowest serial number is 317x.
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Earliest date of mfg is 5369 mfg Feb 27, 1896.
John, am I on your ignore list? I just posted one of Dicks guns as being lettered as Jan 26, 1896 two posts above you. Seems strange though that most of the early guns were in the 5000's and yet Dicks was in the 3000's and it's the earliest I've got in my records.
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Joe, I think he was saying the earliest he's seen or had is 5369.
The thread isn't about what is the oldest one.. it's about what's the oldest that folks have personally had.
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Joe,
I don't have an "ignore" list. But if I did......I.. no, wait.
Just replying to OP with the lowest SN I own (have personally seen). And also trying to demonstrate that earliest serial number doesn't necessarily mean earliest date of manufacture.
Most of the earlier mfg dates I own and have personally seen are in the 5,000's I believe. Obviously Savage did not mfg chronologically by serial number. Same story with the pistols for sure.
John
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The thread isn't about what is the oldest one.. it's about what's the oldest that folks have personally had.
Ahha, then maybe I should read the whole thread, haha. My personal earliest is an 1895A 5882 accepted on April 2, 1896. On another note while looking through my letters I noticed J.C. made a small mistake. I have a gun here lettered by him as being accepted Dec 31, 1896 and shipped on Aug 7, 1896, how the heck did that happen?
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322X. one of Dicks guns, octagon barrel, Jan 26, 1896, earliest I've seen yet, even my military trials rifle is later than that. I have it as 1-26-1897. All the 3xxx I have in the data are late 1896 to early half of 1897.
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Thanks, I'll fix that in my data.
Maybe I should just get a good nights sleep and try this Savage stuff again tomorrow, I ain't exactly batting 1000 today now am I?
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Thanks, I'll fix that in my data.
Maybe I should just get a good nights sleep and try this Savage stuff again tomorrow, I ain't exactly batting 1000 today now am I? ![[Linked Image]](http://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w621/rickruetten/avatar7_1_zps25946115.gif) 
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