Hi gang! I recently purchased an model 1899 take down in .250-3000 made in 1915 and another over a year ago is a model 99 in .300 savage dated 1950...my 1st gun when I turned 12 in 1978 is a model 24 in .22/20 gauge (new at that time) which I first hunted birds with and still own...I am really into vintage Americana hunting stuff although I have a lot of more modern stuff maybe considered antiques by the up-comers in the shooting enthusiast world because they are all wood and blue except one stainless rifle stocked n wood laminate..cheers!