![]() ![]() Usually found on the lever boss of Savage 99's. It is very small and sometimes lightly struck so you may need a magnifying glass to find it. A date code is a small oval with an inspectors number and year of manufacture stamped inside of it. The 500,000 serial number started in May of 1947.ĥ00,000-510,000 made in late 1947 or early 1948.ĥ35,000-595,000 made in 1950 although there are overlapping numbers in the late 580XXX-594XXX and you may find a 1951 date code on your 99. ![]() These are rough numbers based on letters from the historian, there are a few guns mixed into the higher numbers with a 1898 manufacture date but few and far between.ġ899's and 99's up to serial number 566000 can be dated using the dating tool at .ĭuring WW2 there were a small amount of 400,000 serial numbered 99's made, though not alot of info is known on these I do have a few numbers to work off of. Serial number 5000-9999 manufactured in 1897. Serial number 3000-5000 manufactured in 1896. ![]() Rough Savage 1895, 1899 and 99 serial number dating, based on the data I have collected over the years. Oops, canteenman! Anyway you're probably a better man than I! I believe the extended action was not released until 1957 and the tang safety was started in 1964." Here is a complete list of the Lever Boss Codes and their corresponding year of manufacture: The letters “O” and “Q” were skipped and not used due to their similar appearance. The front half of the oval’s circumference and whatever is inside the oval in front of the letter “E” are indistinguishable. On my own late model “EG”, serial #709XXX, made in 1953, only the upper case letter “E” and the rear half of the oval’s circumference (which looks like a large, faint, backwards letter "C") barely show on the lever boss. On many Model 99 rifles, this “oval” is indistinct or difficult to read as are the letters and numbers inside the oval. Inside the oval, Savage stamped the letter "A" together with other numbers which are apparently inspector’s numbers. The “lever boss” is the extension of the lower part of the receiver into which the lever fits and rotates. "In 1949, Savage began stamping a tiny, lightly impressed oval on the lower, front side of the "lever boss". ![]()
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