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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