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Is there any information available regarding use of serial numbers to help determine year of manufacture of Savage firearms. Adiboo magical playland pci. In my case I am.

Ads listed in discussion areas are prohibited. 1977 is the date of manufacture. The letter is in the serial number, not part of the lever boss code/LBC which is a different matter. There is no LBC in 1977, 1967 was the last full year for that. The.308 was introduced in 1952, however Savage did not produce 99's in that caliber until 1955, as they had to lengthen the internal dimensions of the levergun to accept the slightly longer.308 cartridge.

Savage started putting a letter in front of the serial number in 1968, and went to B, C, D etc. Each time the 6 digit serial number rolled over.

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! 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.

Celestion sr1 manual transfer instructions. 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.