I have some knowledge of weapons as I was a military police officer for 15 years. I've also done a bit of small game hunting such as squirrel, rabbit, and birds. This all with shotguns. I am new to the rifle scene except for those of military usage. I have recently been gifted a Savage 1899. I have discovered it was manufactured in 1913 using a serial lookup page. I was told it is a 30-30. I have not fired it and nor will I until I've had it inspected by a gunsmith. It appears to function as it should and all operations seem solid. I do have questions.
The lever has an H stamped on it and according to some sites that identifies it as 1956. I'm a little confused by the conflicting date data.
How do I find out for sure what caliber weapon it is?
You actually have an original 99. The 1899 model designation wasn’t released until sometime after 1913.. I think 1921 maybe? So yours is perhaps a 99F, or 99H perhaps. Not sure. I’m not an authority on the much older models. Have any pictures you can post?
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