Not normal to have any numbers or letters stamped or engraved on the lever. Well, according to the LBC and the 1181xxx serial number, you have a model 99C made in 1968. It is a 308. In any case photos and a full description would be helpful. In 1899, Savage offered to convert any existing Model 1895 rifle or carbine to Model 1899 configuration for a $5 fee. Have another 99 I would like to know date of manufacture. The serial number is E0180XX with the rotary magazine. Yours was Savage's bread and butter gun in 300. Just color? It has a 12M in a circle near the lever pivot. Re: Savage 99 serial numbers [ Re: Calhoun ] #5714597 10/15/11 It was Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver (SFC E-7)who said: (probably a 99C. He wanted some help figuring out the date of manufacture. Best advice for you is to buy a copy of Doug Murrays book "The Ninety-Nine". S/N F498821 and above were made after Ron Coburn and his investors purchased the company on November 1, 1995. He got it from his father in law as a gift long ago. Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3. If your rifle is a lever action?Then it is a model 99 savage and with the serial number you provided it was made by savage arms company in 1921. what year was savage model 1904 serial # 174724 made. And plenty good for Alaskan sheep too, but will have to be pretty sneaky to get within a hundred yards of those fellas. I really like the rifle, I think it will get quite a bit of use. What year and what is the value of your savage model 28 12 guage full serial # 19495? Haven't seen one since. Your rifles serial number is A999xxx and was made early 1972. Thanks, it isn't high grade walnut but at least the grain of the birch is visible now. In any case photos and a full description would be helpful. Cut checkering in an "M" pattern on the forestock and in a kind of Nike "swoosh" above the lever. If the general fit and finish looks okay, and the seller allows, I would check the inspectors marks and see if they match. The Savage Model 99 became one of the most popular deer rifles in America, in part because of the excellent .250-3000 and .300 Savage cartridges that it introduced. Serial# calculators give me some odd answers, but you really seem to know your stuff here. Therefore, dates may be a year different, especially near the Kills deer just as dead and as she gets older you can up grade the load as time goes by until you're back to .300 Sav. through 193000. Savage began starting serial numbers with a letter in 1969, these are all Westfield guns, codes go A thru G (G being Spanish produced parts). SOLVED: 300 savage model 99 serial number 663175. Ser# 10141xx. He thought it was made around mid 60's. Those were the only 2 models made at that time.