PetahW
04-21-2016, 04:15 PM
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Hi, folks ! Although I'm new here, and have 50-odd years of firearms experience - I have a question.
I just bought a Savage 1899H carbine, off a Cabela store's used gun rack - but would like a model confirmation from anyone who can do so. (Cabela's had no clue)
I think I have a Featherweight Carbine, made from 1901-1940 (SN dates to very early 1914).
Here's the specs:
Condition: 90% (+/-).
Caliber: .303 Savage (marked on LH rear bbl side.)
Weight: 6lbs (empty)
Receiver: solid-frame (non-takedown), stamped "F" into front receiver wall next to the fwd magazine spool axle, tang is drilled/tapped/plugged for receiver tang sight.
Barrel: 20" lightweight/ tapered round bbl, roll-marked "Model 1899" (not "Model 99") on LH side.
Sights: An integral short-length front sight ramp (pinned front sight blade), Marble's-type longleaf open rear sight with dual-stepped elevator.
Forend: Screw attached small/tapered Walnut, un-checkered, schnobble (knob) tip, the floating FE screw boss is in an underside female bbl dovetail.
Buttstock: Straight-grip, uncheckered Walnut to a flat, horizontally-grooved, steel shotgun butt plate, & squared lever loop.
Am I correct in my supposition, that I have a Featherweight ?
Thanks for looking......
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Hi, folks ! Although I'm new here, and have 50-odd years of firearms experience - I have a question.
I just bought a Savage 1899H carbine, off a Cabela store's used gun rack - but would like a model confirmation from anyone who can do so. (Cabela's had no clue)
I think I have a Featherweight Carbine, made from 1901-1940 (SN dates to very early 1914).
Here's the specs:
Condition: 90% (+/-).
Caliber: .303 Savage (marked on LH rear bbl side.)
Weight: 6lbs (empty)
Receiver: solid-frame (non-takedown), stamped "F" into front receiver wall next to the fwd magazine spool axle, tang is drilled/tapped/plugged for receiver tang sight.
Barrel: 20" lightweight/ tapered round bbl, roll-marked "Model 1899" (not "Model 99") on LH side.
Sights: An integral short-length front sight ramp (pinned front sight blade), Marble's-type longleaf open rear sight with dual-stepped elevator.
Forend: Screw attached small/tapered Walnut, un-checkered, schnobble (knob) tip, the floating FE screw boss is in an underside female bbl dovetail.
Buttstock: Straight-grip, uncheckered Walnut to a flat, horizontally-grooved, steel shotgun butt plate, & squared lever loop.
Am I correct in my supposition, that I have a Featherweight ?
Thanks for looking......
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