My great grandfather passed away over 20 years ago and I have had this gun he gave me sitting in the back of my closet sense then, minus the one time I fired a full magazine (about 5 rounds I think) through it. It fired very well.
What I have found out so far is that it is a Savage model 1899 takedown in 30-30 and it is well warn. The old man use to strap it to his horse or throw it in the ranch truck whenever he went anywhere. I don't know if this adds value or takes it away. The serial number is 706XX. I forgot to measure the barrel length before a put it back up. If the length is absolutely needed to determine what this gun is I can get it back out.
I have seen the model 1899's going for anywhere between $400 to $4,000 and before I decide to sell/trade I'd like to get a feel for its value.
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Thanks for any help you can provide.