Savage 99A Manufacture date

I would like to know the manufacture date of a Savage 99A in .243. Any help would be appreciated.

hi carrol,
i'll need the s/n with the last three digits as x's.
Kim

Serial number is E094xxx

hi carrol,
the data base i use puts your 99 as being manufactured in 1908-1909.
Kim

Kim, seems early for a .243 doesnt it?

I'm actually about 100% sure it's not from 1908. It has a tang safety, rotary magazine, and a removable front sight, and from what I understand, the earlier models had different characteristics. Did you by chance get your date of manufacture from http://www.savage99.com/savage99_dates.htm ? I had visited that site, but the information seemed wrong. I read somewhere that Savage re-released the 99 from 1980-1995 after briefly discontinuing the line. I have reason to believe it is from that era, based on the aforementioned characteristics and also the shape that the gun is in. I just wanted to get some confirmation.

your correct grogel, i thought that at the time but i have seen 99's rebarreled and by the s/n that what i went on. check out this site, these guys are really up to date on 99's.
http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2840768/page/0/ fpart/1

Kim

Just yanking your chain Kim. Gotta keep you on your toes.

Your 99A was made in 1983.