*VERY UNIQUE SAVAGE MODEL 1899 EXHIBITION RIFLE.

Revised: 3/1/2013

Please Note: Receiver has been drilled and tapped for scope mounts.

*VERY UNIQUE SAVAGE MODEL 1899 EXHIBITION RIFLE. SN 38556. CAL. 303. Original 26″ half-oct bbl original Lyman front sight, savage buck horn rear sight, and folding tang sight. Factory records indicate that this gun was prepared for the St. Louis Exhibition. The gun features Rival E-grade engraving. The Savage pattern engraving features on one side three deer in a mountain scene. The opposite side features a grizzly bear and a hunter in a mountain scene. Original B-grade checkered Circassian walnut stock with steel style shotgun buttplate. In the catalogeur’s opinion the E-grade is the rarest of all the different Savage patterns. PROVENANCE: LeRoy Merz; Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Bbl retains 80% original thinning blue, receiver retains 65-70% blue turning a silvery combination on the bottom. Fancy deluxe Circassian style wood is in very good condition with the exception of a crack going down from the upper tang approximately 1″ long. Overall gun is 100% guaranteed original complete with a factory letter of authenticity. Very fine little gun. Very good bore. 4-44780 LM77 (4,500-6,500)

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
	1107	$10,350.00	Revised: 3/1/2013 Please Note: Receiver has been drilled and tapped for scope mounts. VERY UNIQUE SAVAGE MODEL 1899 EXHIBITION RIFLE. SN 38556. CAL. 303. Original 26″ half-oct bbl original Lyman front sight, savage buck horn rear sight, and folding tang sight. Factory records indicate that this gun was prepared for the St. Louis Exhibition. The gun features Rival E-grade engraving. The Savage pattern engraving features on one side three deer in a mountain scene. The opposite side features a grizzly bear and a hunter in a mountain scene. Original B-grade checkered Circassian walnut stock with steel style shotgun buttplate. In the catalogeur’s opinion the E-grade is the rarest of all the different Savage patterns. PROVENANCE: LeRoy Merz; Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Bbl retains 80% original thinning blue, receiver retains 65-70% blue turning a silvery combination on the bottom. Fancy deluxe Circassian style wood is in very good condition with the exception of a crack going down from the upper tang approximately 1″ long. Overall gun is 100% guaranteed original complete with a factory letter of authenticity. Very fine little gun. Very good bore. 4-44780 LM77 (4,500-6,500) 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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