Serial numbers on rifles and shotguns were not required by US law until the 1968 Gun Control Act. Numbers may be a model number, a parts number, or an assembly number, used to keep parts of one gun together as it was assembled.
when was the savage model 99 serial number 655391 manufactured
Not if they were manufactured prior to 1969.
manufactured in 1949
manufactured by savage arms corp.utica.n.y.usa
Assuming your is a Savage Model 99, check with Savage Arms customer service. Savage IS still in business.
As they were manufactured prior to 1968, serial numbers were not required by law, optional. In your case, it is likely that the shotgun never had a serial number.
The serial number to your Savage model 99E indicates that it was produced in the year 1949.
go to savage99.com/savage99 date.htm my sn was 36-516 as was manufactured in 1902
Are you sure it says ARMORY and not ARMS?
You need to provide caliber and any barrel markings (i.e. Savage Arms etc.).
The Western Field Model 59/59A is one of a family of .22 rifles manufactured by Savage. Check www.e-GunParts.com for a schematic of the Savage 6A, 6AB and 6C for a comparison and parts numbers.
He wore number 49.