Help me age an inherited gun

[thomae]

Interesting.
I had not seen that post before (but I don't read a lot in the vintage section, either).
When I sent him my request (about 2 years back), he hand wrote his information on my letter and simply mailed it back to me.
The folks at Savage never mentioned that he might charge for the service.
I certainly didn't mean to stiff him, and he never asked for any payment.

Thanks for the heads up. Mr. F. I'll know next time.

(Edit after reading your response: I will add that my rifle is/was by no means collectable...an early 90s 110 flatback that was a 270 and is now a 35Whelen hunting rig. Nothing fancy.)

[J.Baker]

Generally John only deals with the very old collectable Savage's such as Model 1899's and 99's, early rimfires, etc. When he does those guns he provides complete information (or the best he can based on his record) from the day the gun left the factory, where it shipped to, who bought it, what features/options it had on it, etc. Kind of like if you sent your VIN number and/or build sheet from your 1964 GTO off to the Pontiac Historical Society (PHS) to get official documentation on it's history. That is what the fee is for.