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EARLY TEXAS SHIPPED SAVAGE 1899 .25-35 FEATHERWEIGHT RIFLE.
Guns International #: 103416761 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Rifles - American Lever Action - Savage Rifles - 99
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Seller: goodmanguns
Company: William T. Goodman
Member Since: 10/16/15
First Name: William
Last Name: Goodman
State: Montana
Zip: 59715
Country: United States
Phone: (406) 587-3131
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Number of Active Listings: 62
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: checks, cashiers/bank check, money order
Description:
EARLY TEXAS SHIPPED SAVAGE 1899 .25-35 FEATHERWEIGHT RIFLE. A call to the Cody Museum provided the info on this one: SAVAGE MODEL 1899- SERIAL NUMBER 95XXX; Caliber: 25/35; Barrel Type: Round; Featherweight; Date Accepted: November 27, 1908; Date Shipped: November 23, 1908 (I think they got these dates reversed); Sold to Walter Tips. (Call-in sheet from the Cody Museum included). Walter Tips was an arms dealer in Austin, Texas. A load of Colt Single Action Armies passed through his store. This is the first Savage 1899 I’ve even heard of going to him. No doubt, it was meant as a 20” saddle rifle, like the more popular Winchester carbines. This example shows good aged blue on the barrel. The rear sight is a later Savage buckhorn patent marked 1914 and has not only elevation adjustments but also windage adjustments. The front sight is a ramped Marble ivory bead and was probably put on when the rear sight was mounted. The receiver is mostly a dull gray/brown with some blue in the most protected area above the lever. The forearm is fine and the butt stock has the usual hairline cracks/replaced chip behind the upper tang. There is also an empty sling swivel hole in the butt stock- easily filled, left as is, or filled with a simple sling swivel. It retains the now-politically-incorrect Savage hard rubber butt plate with an Indian Chief embossed in the middle! (How times have changed!). The action is tight, the tab safety works correctly and the bore is a little worn and dark with one barely discernible shallow ring a couple inches from the muzzle. This rifle was shipped within two years of the turbulent Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920. A rare caliber and rare Texas destination shipped Savage Featherweight carbine!
Price: $1,595.00
Curio/Relic: Yes
Rifle Caliber: .25-35 Winchester
Manufacturer: SAVAGE
Model: 1899 FEATHERWEIGHT
Serial Number: 95XXX
Barrel Length: 20
Condition: VG
Bore Condition: VG