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Pages in category "Savage Arms" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Savage Model 24; Savage Model 42; Savage Mark II; Savage Model 64;
Designed by Capt. W. L. Carpenter, 9th U.S. Infantry, the .25-21 Stevens was essentially a shortened version of the company's own .25-25 of 1895. [13] (This is an odd reversal of the relationship of the .38 S&W Special to the .357 Magnum.) The .25-25 would be used in Stevens' model 44 and the model 44½ rifles manufactured from 1903. [13]
The Model 25 was designed by Charles F. Lefever. [2] By some accounts, 15 million pieces were sold by 1957 [3] and 20 million by 1980. [4] Other estimates are "over 8 million". [5] Lever action models generally have very low velocities, around 275 ft/s (84 m/s), a result of the weak springs used to keep cocking efforts low for use by youths ...
After the war, it produced the model 67 and model 69 pump shotguns, including the model 69N stainless steel tactical pump shotgun. A variety of owners ran the company from the 1960s to the 1980s. Savage eventually ran into financial trouble in 1988 and filed for bankruptcy protection .
The 20 gauge version was popular with urban detectives due to its light recoil and reduced chance of overpenetration when using No. 3 buckshot loads. The shotgun was produced in both 12 and 20 gauge. It had an 18.25 inch barrel and a 34.5 inch overall length, and weighed 6.75 lbs, making it handy in confined spaces such as hallways. [2]
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Meriden introduced the Model 15 slide-action .22 rifle based on Savage patents in the fall of 1912. The main plant of the company was sold to New England Westinghouse in 1916 (which soon resold it to Colt), and in 1918 due to the end of WWI Sears closed the Meriden Firearms Company.
New Zealand bowler Will O'Rourke celebrates the wicket of England batsman Joe Root, left, during play on day two of the third cricket test between England and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand ...