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SAVAGE 1895 LEVER ACTION RIFLE W/ UPGRADES.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
SAVAGE 1895 LEVER ACTION RIFLE W/ UPGRADES.
Please Note (3/1/13): Firearm is Antique not Modern. SN 5608. Cal 303 Savage. Gun has been fitted with M1899 26" oct bbl fitted with Rocky Mountain rear sight with Rocky Mountain knife edge front sight. Tang has Marbles flexible combination sight. Blued finish with case colored lever. This rifle is furnished with M1899 stocks of fancy American black walnut which are not correctly numbered to the gun. Schnabel forearm and pistol grip stock have grade B checking as typically supplied on Leader and Victor grade rifles. Stock has S-shaped uncapped pistol grip with perch belly and is fitted with crescent steel buttplate. A fine example of a M1895 platform with updates recommended by Savage. CONDITION: Bbl has 90-95% orig blue. Receiver has 40-50% flaking blue. Lever and buttplate have traces of case colors in protected areas blending with patina. Stock and forearm have areas of blistering and lifting orig finish with light checkering wear and scattered handling marks. Forearm has 2 cracks on right side near tip. Action is sound and smooth. Bore has slightly darkened appearance in grooves. Wood is not matching numbered to the rifle. Rifle is #5608. Stock & buttplate is #33568 and the forearm is not numbered. 4-46166 DS24