Savage Serial Number Dates

Apr 11, 2013 - The serial numbers on the majority of the rimfire models does not have a letter prefix. If the firearm is manufactured after 1995, we will be able to. Adobe muse widgets library download.

Google is your friend. From: In 1949, Savage began stamping a tiny, lightly impressed oval on the lower, front side of the 'lever boss'. The “lever boss” is the extension of the lower part of the receiver into which the lever fits and rotates. Inside the oval, Savage stamped the letter 'A' together with other numbers which are apparently inspector’s numbers.

On many Model 99 rifles, this “oval” is indistinct or difficult to read as are the letters and numbers inside the oval. 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. The front half of the oval’s circumference and whatever is inside the oval in front of the letter “E” are indistinguishable. The letters “O” and “Q” were skipped and not used due to their similar appearance. Here is a complete list of the Lever Boss Codes and their corresponding year of manufacture: A= 1949 B= 1950 C= 1951 D= 1952 E= 1953 F= 1954 G= 1955 H= 1956 I= 1957 J= 1958 K= 1959 L= 1960 M= 1961 N= 1962 O= SKIPPED P=1963 Q= SKIPPED R= 1964 S= 1965 T= 1966 U= 1967 V= 1968 W= 1969 X= 1970 I believe the extended action was not released until 1957 and the tang safety was started in 1964.

Hey there, you seem to be pretty smart about all this stuff. Me and my little brother recently purchased a Savage model 99 from one my my fiance's work pals.

They were an old retiring couple and they were trying to get rid of a ton os stuff. He had these four guns in his closet that his deceased brother passed on to him, and those guns in turn were passed on to him from their grandfather, etc. No idea how old it goes back, but it looks OLD and it still shoots fine. WE dont shoot it that often though because ammo is expensive. Anyhow, the serial number is 646346 and it doesnt have a letter in it. Any idea how old or what it could be worth?