Rifle
Savage Arms Co. (founded 1894)
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1903
Materials
Steel, walnut and gutta percha
Measurements
1223 mm (Length)582 mm (Length)22 mm (Length)
Place of origin
New York
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Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1297710.1
Summary
A pump or slide-action rifle (Model 1903), c1910, made by Savage Arms Company, U.S.A.
Provenance
Egerton collection devised to the National Trust in 1960 by Maurice, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton (1874-1958)
Marks and inscriptions
MANUFACTURED BY THE SAVAGE ARMS Co., UTICA, NEW YORK, USA (stamped on breech) / SAVAGE MODEL 1903, MANUFACTURED BY THE SAVAGE ARMS CO., UTICA, N.Y., USA.- MAKERS OF RIFLES AND AMMUNITION (stamped on butt-plate) / L.R. SAVAGE ARMS COMPANY PAT - APRIL 1908 (marked on magazine)
Makers and roles
Savage Arms Co. (founded 1894), manufacturer