Savage Arms 99 303 Sav

Updated September 9, 2026

Lot 11037 — Antique Savage Model 1899 Takedown Lever-Action Rifle, .303 Savage Savage Arms Corporation, Utica, N.Y. | Curio & Relic Eligible Collector Firearm Up for auction is a genuine Savage Model 1899 lever-action rifle chambered in the historic .303 Savage cartridge, manufactured by the Savage Arms Corporation of Utica, New York. Serial number places this rifle in Savage's early production era, when the .303 Savage was the company's flagship chambering — the very round that helped make the Model 1899 (later simply the "Model 99") one of the most influential hammerless lever guns in American firearms history. Highlights for Collectors Maker: Savage Arms Corporation, Utica, N.Y. — "SAVAGE ARMS CORPORATION UTICA, N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A." roll-marked on barrel Model: Savage Model 1899 (Model 99), hammerless lever-action rifle Caliber: .303 Savage, clearly marked ".303-SAVAGE" on the barrel/receiver Barrel Marking: "HI-PRESSURE STEEL — PROOF TESTED" Action: Savage's innovative hammerless, tilting-bolt lever action with internal rotary magazine and cartridge-count indicator window — one of the most advanced sporting rifle designs of its day Configuration: Takedown-style receiver joint for compact storage and transport Stock: Straight-grip American walnut buttstock with checkered steel crescent buttplate and forend, showing honest age and handling wear consistent with a rifle that has seen genuine field use Metal Finish: Retains strong original blue on barrel and receiver with pleasing case-color hues on the lever and trigger guard Sights: Blued semi-buckhorn rear sight, dovetailed front sight Historical Significance Designed by Arthur W. Savage, the Model 1899 was the successor to the groundbreaking Model 1895 — the first commercially successful hammerless lever-action rifle. Its innovative rotary magazine allowed the safe use of pointed spitzer bullets long before Winchester's tube-fed lever guns could do the same, giving Savage shooters a genuine ballistic edge. The .303 Savage cartridge, introduced alongside this rifle, outperformed the contemporary .30-30 Winchester and became the signature chambering of early Savage lever rifles before the company's own .300 Savage eclipsed it in the 1920s. Production of the Model 1899/99 series ran for nearly a century (1899–1997), making surviving early examples like this one desirable pieces of American firearms heritage. This rifle, by serial number, dates to the early production era of the Model 1899, a period when the .303 Savage was still the company's primary sporting cartridge.

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