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FACTORY ENGRAVED SAVAGE M1895 RIFLE OF ART SAVAGE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:3,250.00 USD Estimated At:6,500.00 - 7,500.00 USD
FACTORY ENGRAVED SAVAGE M1895 RIFLE OF ART SAVAGE.
SN 4056. CAL. 303. 26" half oct bbl. This is one of only a handful of '95s that are lettered as being factory engraved. Records also indicate that this was a personal firearm of Art Savage, owner of the company. The 1895s were manufactured by Marlin and feature the engraving of Conrad F. Ulrich, their principal factory engraver. This gun features a pair of deer in a vignette on the left side as well as a single deer, on the opposite side. This gun features a very rare B-style checkering quite elaborately done with a shotgun style steel buttplate. PROVENANCE: Felix Chardon Collection; LeRoy Merz Collection; Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Overall gun is in very nice condition with 60% original bbl blue, receiver has turned mostly a pleasing light gray coloration with very crisp engraving. All engraving is very crisp and clean. Original wood is in fine condition and very beautifully checkered with a typical crackle in the upper tang. Bore is very good. Guarantee all-original complete with factory letter of authenticity. 4-44762 LM78