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Originally Posted by Michael D Cochran
edgarspencer,
My .22 is a Savage Model 29 that is a tube fed pump from the mid '30s. I have never seen one like in your picture before. What brand and model is it?
Here is a link to some pics.
http://s821.photobucket.com/user/coc...20num%201127XX
Good luck getting all your parts together.
Michael |
Michael, That's a very crisp, original Model 29. I was directing my question to Mike Franzen, as the clip fed Savages are pretty scarce. The one I showed is a model 1903, and they are almost never seen. This one wouldn't have been seen again, but the nameless kid who left it leaning against a tree for a whole winter thought to save it. When it came to me, wrapped in a blanket, it was missing more than it had, and was rust from muzzle to butt, but, amazingly, very little of the rust left noticeable pits. Eventually, the original owner, who is becoming somewhat forgetful, found the bolt, then the clip, then a thumbscrew, which begs the question how many guns did he forget, as the thumbscrew is for another gun.
The model 61 Winchester is perhaps the most common of the slide handle repeaters, followed by the Remington model 12, but the 29 Savage, and especially the '03 Savage are rare as they made about 5% of what Winchester made.
A quick review of the last Julia auction will pop your socks as to where the .22 repeater market is going. Straight up like a bottle rocket.