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your savage model 1899 was produced in 1905.
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1960s. The Savage model 1899 rifle that was chambered in 303 Sav.caliber was made from 1899-1922.The model 1895 Savage lever action rifle in 303 Savage caliber was made from 1895-1899.The last rifle chambered in 303 Savage was the first model of the savage 99 rifle which was made from 1920-1936.The Savage 303 caliber rifles were not made after 1936.So your rifle was made sometime between 1895-1936.
Your savage model 1899 rifle was made by the savage arms company in 1901 with the serial number 15779 that you provided.
Assuming that you have a Savage model 1899 lever action rifle chambered in 30-30 Win.caliber,then your Savage model 1899 rifle was made in the year 1932 with the serial number that you have supplied.
the savage model 1895 was only chambered in 303 savage.All savage model 1899,and model 99 rifles were never chambered in 219 Zipper either.
A rifle made by Savage Arms that first utilized a rotating clip inside the action.
My data shows that your savage model 1899 was made in 1901 with the serial number you provided.
it was manufactured in 1924
The Savage model 1895 was made from 1895-1899.There were approx.6,000 made during this time span.
With the serial number that you have provided,your Savage model 1899 rifle in .303 Savage caliber was made in the year 1910.The value can not be assessed without a detailed description of the rifles overall condition including the bore.
The caliber marking on the barrel will prove that your Savage model 99 is chambered in 30-30 Win.The model 99 markings on the receiver/barrel will also indicate that you have a model 99 savage.Some 30-30 Win.chambered rifles by savage will be marked model of 1899,which indicates that you have the early model of Savage lever action rifle,made from 1899-1909.