Need help identifying a family Savage

[MattyCee790]

Hey everyone,

I have inherited what I believe is a 99 Savage. I don't know much about it. Part of the barrel is octogoned and I believe the stock has been replaced. I'm not interested in selling the weapon and I'm not looking to find out what it's worth. I was just hoping the experts and savage enthusiasts here could just tell me a little about the weapon. The imgur link below is an album of the photos I took of the rifle. If there are different photos that would be helpful in identifying it please let me know.

http://imgur.com/a/e1pAX (there are more photos here than I attached below)














Thanks for the help,

Matt

[Robinhood]

Looks like an 1895 to me. What do you think?
http://www.nramuseum.com/guns/the-ga...n-carbine.aspx

[MattyCee790]

Looks like an 1895 to me. What do you think?
http://www.nramuseum.com/guns/the-ga...n-carbine.aspx

It looks similar to me but I really don't know much about it at all.

[Robinhood]

Very nice rifle.

[MattyCee790]

Shouldn't the serial number be between 0-7000ish if it is a 1895, this one seems to have 5 digits.

[Robinhood]

I didn't see the five digit number. Model 1999s may have been marked as such on the barrel and the early 99's should have been marked on the frame ring as well. I am no expertthough so I will leave it to somebody much more educated than I. good luck.

[Mad Dog]

It's a model 1899C, the buttstocks been replaced.

Not sure why someone would scratch out the fifth digit, maybe trying to pawn it off as an 1895 but there are a lot more factors to an 1895 than just a serial number.

I'm guessing if you pop off the forearm the actual serial number with all 5 digits will be stamped on the back of it.