or you may not be able to see the ENTIRE oval due to it's being stamped very lightly.īut you should be able to see PART of the oval. On the FRONT of that lever boss, you can probably see a VERY FAINT OVAL. that lower extension of the receiver into which the lever fits and rotates. and so on and so on… all the way to the letter "Y" which represents the year 1971.ĭue to their similarity, the letters "O" and "Q" were NOT used in the LBC system.
And so, if your Model 99's LBC is "B", your rifle was probably made in 1950. Using the alphabetic letters beginning with "A" representing 1949, the letters were advance as each year passed. but NOT ALWAYS the year the rifle was shipped from the factory. While nothing is "for sure" with Model 99 production, the Model 99s manufactured from 1949 to 1971 have what is called "Lever Boss Codes" (“LBC”) indicating the year of final inspection. I can help you, your rifle was manufactured in 1958 and should have a Lever Boss Code of "J".įYI, the Lever Boss Code ("LBC") is the best way to determine the age of the Model 99's. Any help on manufacturing date would help. Rick I have one more for you, serial number 9528#. I've since scoped it with an old Weaver K4W (OK, I had bought a newer scope for it but it just didn't look right.) It's a really nice shooting rifle that I'm enjoying a lot.Īnyway, from scrounging through the posts from many of the forum regulars I was guessing this at very early 70's?
I refinished the wood, since from lurking here I figured I wasn't hurting the value of a late "E" by doing so, and it was seriously scratched up. I couldn't whip out my credit card fast enough at the price on the tag.
This past year I wanted to pick up a rifle to start shooting at the range with some friends, so naturally I thought "I wonder if Savage ever made a lever action rifle." and found out about the 99.Ī couple of weeks later I walked into a local retail store, and there on the used rack was a beat up 99E in. 32 pistol I bought from an old boss about a decade ago. My first Savage was actually a model 1907. Seems like all us new members are hijacking this thread, so why not me?
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