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Savage 1905
Today we have a Savage 1905 single shot Boy's rifle.
There is very little info available on these but I will share what I have found.
This is a single shot youth rifle with an adjustable trigger, Schuetzen style butt plate, 24" barrel and chambered for 22s, l, lr.
Manufactured 1905-1919. Production was stopped for WWI and never started again. While these are serialized, there is no way to pinpoint manufacture date of a specific rifle as the records are lost.
These are fragile actions and should NEVER be used with high velocity ammo. Stick to standard velocity 22 or lower.
(Click the thumbnails for the full size image.)
It would have originally had a Savage No 5 windage adjustable rear sight and a standard type ivory bead front sight, but taller than used on other models. The No 5 rear sight would not adjust very low, so a taller front sight was needed. The No 5 sights were not very robust and often are found with issues or replaced. The taller front sights on all but the very early guns were marked 'SAVAGE' on one side of the dovetail. The 1905's were the only models known to use this taller front sight and it's also the only front sight known to be marked SAVAGE. Later ones have a No 21B rear sight and a standard low front since the No 5 sight was discontinued when the No 21B was introduced.
The Swiss Schuetzen style butt-plate was the standard configuration. A couple years after introduction they also made them with a flat shotgun style butt-plate as the Models 1905B & 1905C. These had adult size stocks with about a 13½" length of pull and a longer forearm. These two versions are not very common. The B had the standard 1905 sight set and the C had the same sights as the Model 1903 pump.
The bolt on these is downright tiny.
Here it is with 3 rounds of 22lr for reference.
And then compared to the bolt from a Savage Rascal.
The trigger guard is very stylized as well.
A 1910s advert for the 1905
More close ups
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Savage 1905
Today we have a Savage 1905 single shot Boy's rifle.
There is very little info available on these but I will share what I have found.
This is a single shot youth rifle with an adjustable trigger, Schuetzen style butt plate, 24" barrel and chambered for 22s, l, lr.
Manufactured 1905-1919. Production was stopped for WWI and never started again. While these are serialized, there is no way to pinpoint manufacture date of a specific rifle as the records are lost.
These are fragile actions and should NEVER be used with high velocity ammo. Stick to standard velocity 22 or lower.
(Click the thumbnails for the full size image.)
It would have originally had a Savage No 5 windage adjustable rear sight and a standard type ivory bead front sight, but taller than used on other models. The No 5 rear sight would not adjust very low, so a taller front sight was needed. The No 5 sights were not very robust and often are found with issues or replaced. The taller front sights on all but the very early guns were marked 'SAVAGE' on one side of the dovetail. The 1905's were the only models known to use this taller front sight and it's also the only front sight known to be marked SAVAGE. Later ones have a No 21B rear sight and a standard low front since the No 5 sight was discontinued when the No 21B was introduced.
The Swiss Schuetzen style butt-plate was the standard configuration. A couple years after introduction they also made them with a flat shotgun style butt-plate as the Models 1905B & 1905C. These had adult size stocks with about a 13½" length of pull and a longer forearm. These two versions are not very common. The B had the standard 1905 sight set and the C had the same sights as the Model 1903 pump.
The bolt on these is downright tiny.
Here it is with 3 rounds of 22lr for reference.
And then compared to the bolt from a Savage Rascal.
The trigger guard is very stylized as well.
A 1910s advert for the 1905
More close ups
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