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LOT 1050
Extremely Rare and Desirable Savage Model 1899F Featherweight Lever
Action Saddle Ring Carbine in .32-40 WCF - Serial no. 97259, 32-40 WCF cal., 20
inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. This extremely rare .32-40 WCF Savage
Model 1899F Featherweight saddle ring carbine was manufactured in 1910 according to
the production chart on page 134 of “A Collector’s Guide to the Savage 99 Rifle” (2016) by David Royal.
Per David Royal, the Savage collectors only know of four of these 1899F carbines in .32-40 WCF. Features a 20 inch barrel with
a dovetail mounted German silver beaded blade front sight and ladder rear sight, with the Savage Arms Co. Utica, N.Y. address above
1893 and 1899 patent dates marked in two lines on top of the barrel, and a saddle ring mounted on the left of the receiver.
CONDITION: Very fine, retains 70% original blue finish with some areas of smooth brown freckling and light scratches on the balance, and 50% original case
colors on the lever. Wood is fine with an overcoat of protective varnish, a few light scratches, a non-structural
hairline crack visible at the front right of the forearm, and distinct edges. Absent rear non-factory installed sling
swivel on the bottom of the buttstock. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The David Royal Collection.
Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 1049
Rare Documented World War I Era
Montreal Home Guard Savage Model 1899D Lever Action
Musket Inscribed to John D. Baile, with Equally Rare Bayonet,
Medals and Factory Letter, as Pictured in “A Collector’s Guide to
the Savage 99 Rifle” - Serial no. 168262, 303 savage cal., 26 inch round
bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1915 as part of a limited
number of Model 1899D muskets delivered to the Montreal Home Guard between 1914-1915, typically found in the
162000-175500 serial range (per page 53 of Royal’s book “A Collector’s Guide to the Savage 99 Rifle” published 2016),
tasked with guarding the Canadian homefront during World War I. “JOHN D. BAILE/MONTREAL HOME GUARD/1914”
is inscribed on the left of the receiver. This exact musket, along with its included MHG hat badge medal, is pictured
on pages 52-53 of “A Collector’s Guide to the Savage 99 Rifle” by David Royal, in which a photo caption indicates
that John D. Baile joined the MHG in 1914. The included Savage factory letter, dated December 13, 2002, states in
relation to this rifle by serial number, “The record ledgers tell us that your particular rifle was originally manufactured
in caliber .303 Savage with a 26” barrel. The record has the ‘M’ notation next to the serial number designating it as
a military model. The rifle was shipped on February 11, 1915 to the Quebec Savings and Trust Co. in Montreal, P.Q.
Canada. This company, later became the Canada Permanent Trust Co. The trust company was somehow tied in with
the Montreal Polo Club, perhaps by employment and membership in both organizations. The club was located in
the Westmount area of Montreal. The officers of the polo club called themselves the ‘Montreal Home Guard’, and
placed the order with Savage Arms as they felt an invasion by the Germans was immanent during WWI. Also according to the serial record, a number
stamped on the butt plate should be #754. These are reported to be customer numbers.” The customer number “754” is stamped on the buttplate tang. The top of the
receiver is marked “SAV. 303” with the serial number “168262” on bottom. After the war it was common for these muskets to have been converted for sporting use,
making it difficult to find a MHG Model 1899D musket in original configuration. Includes a bayonet marked with the Savage logo on the blade, leather scabbard, an
extra sling swivel, a Montreal Home Guard hat badge medal and another medal.
CONDITION: Fine, retains 60% plus original blue finish concentrated mostly on the receiver, with flaking and smooth gray and brown patina on the balance, scattered
light surface freckling, and a patch of light pitting visible on the left of the receiver. Wood is also fine as refinished, with some light handling marks, a filled in wood
hole on the bottom rear area of the forearm where a sling swivel may have once resided, a few hairline cracks visible directly behind both the upper and lower tangs,
and defined edges. Mechanically excellent. Bayonet and scabbard are very fine. This rare World War I Era Montreal Home Guard Savage Model 1899D Musket would
make a fine addition to any military firearms collection!
Provenance: The David Royal Collection.
Estimate: 6,500 - 10,000
As pictured & described in A Collector's
Guide to the Savage 99 Rifle by Royal
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