Savage 99e Serial Numbers
The Savage Model 99. Their respective characteristics and a date of manufacture reference based on serial number. All of the popular Savage cartridges are. The Savage Model 99. Their respective characteristics and a date of manufacture reference based on serial number. All of the popular Savage cartridges are.
I have my great uncles 'Savage 99E' in which I acquired in May 2006. The barrel is stamped: Savage Arms Corporation Chicopee Falls, Mass. The serial # on the gun is: 1,025,812 What gets me is the 'E' was made in the late 30's in Utica, NY and then again from '61 on in Westfield, Mass. I would like to know what year it was manufactured and how much it is worth. According to the old school magazine ad's I've seen on eBay, the 'E' was re-issued from '61 and later. My 'E' is made in Chicopee Falls. It's about got about 83% of the bluing on it with some pitting around the reciever.
Thanks for the time and effort, Savage99man. I see Savage 99's in the $500 class at the gun shows but I have not paid much attention to the exact models. I've not seen any priced under that level. I have a 99 in 300 Savage made in the early 1950's. I got it off a co-worker. It had sat for many, many years in the closet and the internals were covered with a powdering of rust. I originally agreed to tear the gun down and remove the rust for the friend.
I was so impressed by the design that I offered the guy about $150 for it (15 years ago when Savages were not sought after like today). The rust came off very easily with 0000 steel wool with no sign it was ever there. The biggest surprise was how accurate it shot! Refog Keylogger Full Version With Crack Torrent. While developing loads for it (clocking speeds with no interest in accuracy at that point), it was making pretty small groups for an open sight lever gun.
I have several Winchesters so I know what to expect. What I find interesting is the guys father bought the gun new upon graduation from college, hunted with it a few times, and then stored it away for years.
After his death the son got it and never used it. The gun showed signs (a few stock nicks and dents) of having been carried some during hunts but the barrel and the outside were pristine. One of my better buys! Yes it is a 99E carbine. As far as it being made in 1960 - 1982, SAVAGE ARMS had already relocated to Westfield. Bloody Gun 3 V7 Software.
My barrel says: SAVAGE ARMS CORPORATION CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. SAC moved to Westfield in '61. A very low # of 110's were made to round off the year of 1960. Comand Aps Software Update here. All the ad's for the 99E are from '61 and on. That is why I'm confused about the year my gun was made. The ad's say the 'E' came back into circulation in '61 (WESTFIELD) and my barrel says (CHICOPEE FALLS). Like I said earlier, nothing but a low # of 110's were made in '60.
Bob V: I bought a Savage Model 99 in 300 Savage some 15 years ago off a co-worker that had light surface rust over the entire inside of the receiver but the barrel and external bluing were fine. It was a 1950's rifle bought by the guys father new when he graduated from college, carried some on hunts, but rarely shot. The internals cleaned up fine with 0000 steel wool and Hoppe's No. While developing loads with a chronograph searching for the highest velocity loads and not partivcularly paying attention to the accuracy I was amazed at how accurate the gun was compared to all my other lever action guns. These are good guns!! The design is completely unique and includes a tipping bolt, a rotary magazine, a shots remaining indicator, a cocked indicator, and they are accurate. They also look unique.