*VERY RARE SAVAGE MODEL 1899 GRIZZLY GRADE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

*VERY RARE SAVAGE MODEL 1899 GRIZZLY GRADE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 30687. Cal. 303 Savage. Spectacular rifle with 26″ rnd bbl, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and a short Winchester style, slightly altered semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges and an early Lyman combination tang sight. Top of bbl is fully hand-matted. Mounted with outstanding burl American walnut with schnable tip forearm and spectacular custom checkering with fleur-de-lis and extensive incise carving with a ribbon pattern in the checkering. Buttstock has serpentine pistol grip with raised side panels that have relief vine carving with stippled background and a small checkered central panel. The wrist is extensively checkered with fleur-de-lis and ribbon carvings with incised carving around the raised side panels and on the fleur-de-lis. Receiver is wonderfully engraved by Enoch Tue in custom “G” grade patterns which consist of the large vignette of a bull & cow elk being chased by a pack of four hounds in the foreground with a mountain scene in the background on the left side. Right side is engraved with the large vignette of a grizzly bear in the foreground with tall vegetation and a mountain & lake scene in the background with two hunters, one of which is aiming a rifle at the bear. Bottom of receiver is engraved with the large oval vignette of a beautifully detailed bull elk. Top of receiver, behind the receiver opening is engraved with the oval vignette of a large wolf’s head. The entire remainder of the receiver, top & bottom tangs, lever boss and lever are engraved with extraordinarily well-executed, intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with fine punch dot background. Screw heads are engraved to match with foliate patterns and a rosette around the lever screw. Bbl is engraved with geometric patterns over the chamber area and has the extremely rare feature of two gold bands inlaid near the receiver. Sides of trigger are engraved to match and face of the trigger is very finely stippled. Buttplate is nickel finished over color case hardening and the tang is beautifully engraved to match with rosettes around the screw holes and an empty shield in the center of the tang. SN on bottom of receiver is inlaid in flat gold. SN was observed on receiver, rear face of forearm, rear face of buttstock under buttplate and inside toe of buttplate. The rear face of the buttstock also has a 9-digit number in pen. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 98% strong orig blue with only light muzzle edge wear; receiver retains virtually all of its crisp orig factory blue with only faint sharp edge wear; lever retains faded case colors, turning silver; buttplate retains most of its bright nickel finish; wood is sound with a very few, very scattered tiny nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its strong orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44810 JR389 (30,000-50,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1095	$51,750.00	VERY RARE SAVAGE MODEL 1899 GRIZZLY GRADE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 30687. Cal. 303 Savage. Spectacular rifle with 26″ rnd bbl, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and a short Winchester style, slightly altered semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges and an early Lyman combination tang sight. Top of bbl is fully hand-matted. Mounted with outstanding burl American walnut with schnable tip forearm and spectacular custom checkering with fleur-de-lis and extensive incise carving with a ribbon pattern in the checkering. Buttstock has serpentine pistol grip with raised side panels that have relief vine carving with stippled background and a small checkered central panel. The wrist is extensively checkered with fleur-de-lis and ribbon carvings with incised carving around the raised side panels and on the fleur-de-lis. Receiver is wonderfully engraved by Enoch Tue in custom “G” grade patterns which consist of the large vignette of a bull & cow elk being chased by a pack of four hounds in the foreground with a mountain scene in the background on the left side. Right side is engraved with the large vignette of a grizzly bear in the foreground with tall vegetation and a mountain & lake scene in the background with two hunters, one of which is aiming a rifle at the bear. Bottom of receiver is engraved with the large oval vignette of a beautifully detailed bull elk. Top of receiver, behind the receiver opening is engraved with the oval vignette of a large wolf’s head. The entire remainder of the receiver, top & bottom tangs, lever boss and lever are engraved with extraordinarily well-executed, intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with fine punch dot background. Screw heads are engraved to match with foliate patterns and a rosette around the lever screw. Bbl is engraved with geometric patterns over the chamber area and has the extremely rare feature of two gold bands inlaid near the receiver. Sides of trigger are engraved to match and face of the trigger is very finely stippled. Buttplate is nickel finished over color case hardening and the tang is beautifully engraved to match with rosettes around the screw holes and an empty shield in the center of the tang. SN on bottom of receiver is inlaid in flat gold. SN was observed on receiver, rear face of forearm, rear face of buttstock under buttplate and inside toe of buttplate. The rear face of the buttstock also has a 9-digit number in pen. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 98% strong orig blue with only light muzzle edge wear; receiver retains virtually all of its crisp orig factory blue with only faint sharp edge wear; lever retains faded case colors, turning silver; buttplate retains most of its bright nickel finish; wood is sound with a very few, very scattered tiny nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its strong orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44810 JR389 (30,000-50,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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