Took a couple weeks with the wife and toured the northeast. Visited her best friend in Connecticut, stopped by the lobby at Savage Arms, swung through New Hampshire and Maine and then came home. Got a few hours to visit with Loggah and his brother, and then a couple days later with Fug. Absolutely beautiful country and weather up there! At least in the summer

I'm sure I'll forget 75% of what I saw and learned, but it was great seeing you guys up there again! And sorry for stealing that 99T out of your back yard Doug.. it cleaned up much, much better than I expected. I still think it has far too much surface freckling for your house though.

Got a ton of pictures to sort through and I'll be posting some.

Here's a couple from the Savage lobby, good as I could get with the glare from windows/lights.

It was very nice to see you and Tonya and have some time to spend eating good Maine food also spending a little time

looking at some different odds an ends of stuff while seeing some of the beauty the our little town has to offer and while in New

England hope you saw some things that made your trip a little special hope to see you again for a longer stay.An as always with

Savage never say never I think you may believe it now more than ever Doug & Lish

Stole this out of Fug's back yard, rather rude of me.. looked in sad shape at the store, but cleaned up good. Had a dust/dirt on it, even had about 4" of masking tape wrapped around the barrel. Still has a surface rust/freckling over both sides of receiver, and a discolored bolt. But no extra holes, and original rear sight. Front sight is a Marbles white bead.

Had only been brought into the store the night before.

Still recovering from the food overload! Nebraska's going to be so boring after lobster rolls and lobster casserole and huge scallops and ... everything! Had a great time visiting, you guys were great! Hope Lish had fun, Tonya definitely did! Scenery was gorgeous. Trying to figure out why I live in Nebraska..

And yes.. never say never has been burned into my brain.

Glad you guys got home safe !!even if you did get a "T" in 303 from here! Missing that one myself,you will have to break out the nickel on it, you can think of us when you have the maple syrup for breakfast , and Fugs state of Maine does have the best seafood. Don

Looks like it was a great trip. In the second photo, what rifle is that 3rd from the right? Looks like a 1895 with a short receiver.

Lee

Do they pay homage to thr 110 at the factory?

As I told you, I am happy you finally got to see those 2 collections first hand in their entirety. I know I never recovered from those first visits. BOTH of those collections are something to behold.

That's the 1893 patent rifle.


They do have a number of 110's up, as well as almost every model of gun they've produced.

I was looking at that 1899B that Dick pointed out and waffling.. turned around and in the darkest part of the gun library there was sitting another 99. Picked it up and never set it down. So tell Dick "Thanks!" for me. Been looking for one for about 12 years, ever since Les bought that one with the compass in the buttstock. Seen a few go by, just never the right gun at the right time until this. Now I suppose I need to find a 30-30 to round it out. Maybe sometime in the next 12 years.

Having pancakes for lunch today.. because why not? Got to try that syrup!

A pic from Maine..

The middle rifle, might that be 10.000 ?

Glad they give a little room for the 110 , the longest continuous production bolt action rifle in the US . It brought the company back when there seemed no hope.

I told you after you go to Fug's you will never be "RIGHT" again!! Heres the syrup part you didn't see.

Looks like you had a great time in NE Cal. Real nice T you got too.Thanks for posting the photos.

No, nobody has seen serial number 10.000 that I know of. We know who it went to, just not where it's been in the last 118 years. Hopefully it's not been destroyed.

The tall musket is the 1892 Savage rifle, the short musket is an 1895-1899 transition musket that is thought to be chambered in 30-40 Krag, then the 1893 Savage rifle, then an 1895, then a Stevens single shot.

Great displays at Savage and mostly in chronological order, but a few of their rifles are waaaay out of order. They have a Montreal Home Guard musket in the 1930's display case listed as a prototype military rifle, they have an EG with Stith in the 1970's case(?), etc. Very nice folks at the factory, unfortunately I didn't get to meet Effie. And not one complained despite me being the way snapping pictures until my camera battery died.

Another picture I snapped in Maine..

It would take decades to soak in everything that could be learned at your's and Fug's place - let alone just recognizing some of the important features!

And that syrup was awesome! So much better than store bought! Had all the boys in for pancakes, and they were all loving it. Thinking some home made ice cream with walnuts and topped with syrup... yum.. Gonna put on 20 pounds, but will love every minute of it.

100% natural!!!! totally good for you,i use it on my cereal in the mornings, take care. Don

Thanks for sharing Rory! I might have to take that NE tour someday, ... but I'm only going to LBK's. My chin strap, and eyeball attachments aren't strong enough for Maine yet.

Calhoun, you have each and everyone here on the Savage forum jealous. First, with your visit with 2 of the Schmartest guys pertaining to Savages, ( and never meeting them, but from testimonials from those who have, the nicest people you will ever meet) AND your acquisition of a .303 T. Congrabulations on finding the holy grail to a great many of us Savage "acquirers.

It's a shame that you didn't pop in on JTC's. You were only about 20 minutes away,

Sounds like some stories to tell around the pool in Sauk City!
Glad you had a great trip.

Mecca.

It's why true believers (collectors) bow toward New England five times a day.

Nice grab on that T , my favorite variant, sounds like a heck of a trip.

Is that your bluing tank Don?? I thought all those pristine 99's of yours were original!!

Finally got a few New Hampshire pics uploaded.. It was awe inspiring.

I am surprised looking at the ones laying out on the display case, I think even I, mainly a 22 collector, would have found something more interesting to pull out of the racks for closer examination than a 1905 Savage and a Hamilton No 27!

But Gene,its a deluxe hamilton !!!!! it has a steel buttplate. actually i hadn't found a place to put the 2 yet.

Don, looks like it is about time to raise that gun rack 2 foot higher so you can start another in front of it.

What a great thread and pics!!! Thank you Calhoun!!!!

T.S.

A lot more interesting pics...

Westfield plant from 1964.

Cutaway 101

View of milling machines inside the Chicopee Falls plant during WW2.

Drill & tapping machines, and a lathe from Chicopee Falls during WW2. They were making Enfields, I believe.

They made a whole lot of these during WW2... Second pic is of a gift presented to Savage Arms from Auto Ordnance on the 25th anniversary of the founding of Auto Ordnance.

And something is really off about this pic..

Kind of sad to see that of all the 1930's models of 99s they could have on display, an EG and G is it. 99G, 99RS, 99T, 99K, cased set.. It's still good, and they have limited room, obviously.

Neat! I have the exact same Cincinnati milling machine pictured in the far right foreground.

"After declaring war Great Britain once again found herself in a dire situation, facing a German invasion of her homeland and desperately in need of small arms to defend it. In 1940 they again turned to the industrial might of the United States, this time to manufacture the British designed, bolt action Enfield No. 4 Mark I .303 caliber rifle. The J. Stevens Company was selected to manufacture the weapon. The Stevens Company was a division of the Savage Arms Company, and the rifles are often referred to as the “Savage Enfield” but were actually manufactured at the J. Stevens Arms Company River Plant in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Savage was also manufacturing the 1928 Model of the Thompson Submachine Gun for the Auto-Ordnance Corporation during that period. The J. Stevens Division assisted Savage in the manufacture of a number of Thompson parts."

http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=2594

Okay.. how hard is it to find parts for that sucker?

Very nice ... Thanks...

It's a good machine, haven't needed any parts. The tooling is the same as any other analog milling machine- chucks, collets, fixtures, mills, cutters,etc. Big disadvantage is its limited range of motion compared to a Bridgeport. But it was free so I'm not complaining.

You don't find parts for it, you just make them!