A) Savage Model 1905 "Boy's" Rifle
Beaded blade front sight, Savage No. 21 adjustable rear sight, and standard markings. Straight grip stock with serpentine trigger guard/grip and casehardened Swiss buttplate.
Very fine, retaining 80% original blue finish on the barrel, brown patina on the trigger guard, extensive patches of spotting, and light handling evidence. 85% of the original casehardened finish remains on the Swiss buttplate. The wood is very fine with some light dings and scratches. Mechanically excellent.
B) Savage Model 1904 Deluxe "Boy's" Rifle with Inscribed Buttplate
Blade front sight, combination peep/notch rear sight, and standard markings. Lightly figured, deluxe checkered straight grip stock with serpentine triggerguard/grip and blued steel buttplate factory inscribed "Savage Arms Co./Utica N.Y. U.S.A/Manufacturers/of/High Power/Repeating Rifles/And Ammunition". Provenance: The Milan J. Turk Collection
Very fine, retaining 80% original blue finish, some pitting around the ejection port, scattered light oxidation, and mild handling evidence. The wood is fine with a few dents and dings and some varnish loss. The buttplate retaing 40% original blue. The trigger has been lightened thus making the firing pin drop when the bolt is closed.
