time capsule found in levergun

[FLINT]

kind of neat

features a levergun

the most interesting thing to me is the apparently rarely fired savage 99.

https://www.goerie.com/story/sports/out ... 450083007/

[LeverGunner]

That's pretty neat, thank you for sharing. I've always looked under my butt plate of any gun I acquire. I heard of the long ago practice of putting useful items in the butt of the gun, mostly cartridges. I've never found anything.

[gamekeeper]

Interesting story and a nice old heirloom I too take off butt plates but haven't found anything yet.

[Old No7]

That's pretty neat, thank you for sharing.

+1 to that!

I keep hoping for a roll of $100 bills, but nada......

Old No7

[65bee]

I've heard about this practice and I have a Lefever 20 ga. Nitro special double my Dad gave to me around 1962 and which I hunted with all thru my younger years. A couple years ago I took the buttplate off and inserted a typed history of the gun and a couple early photos of me with game I had bagged with it; like the only time I ever limited out on Grouse (partridge) and the time I doubled on an incoming flight of wood ducks. I like to think someone 'down the road' will get a kick out of its background and make it a little special in their eyes!

[LeverGunner]

I've heard about this practice and I have a Lefever 20 ga. Nitro special double my Dad gave to me around 1962 and which I hunted with all thru my younger years. A couple years ago I took the buttplate off and inserted a typed history of the gun and a couple early photos of me with game I had bagged with it; like the only time I ever limited out on Grouse (partridge) and the time I doubled on an incoming flight of wood ducks. I like to think someone 'down the road' will get a kick out of its background and make it a little special in their eyes!

That's really neat, thanks for sharing. Heck I'd like to hear the stories myself.

[AJMD429]

I've heard about this practice and I have a Lefever 20 ga. Nitro special double my Dad gave to me around 1962 and which I hunted with all thru my younger years. A couple years ago I took the buttplate off and inserted a typed history of the gun and a couple early photos of me with game I had bagged with it; like the only time I ever limited out on Grouse (partridge) and the time I doubled on an incoming flight of wood ducks. I like to think someone 'down the road' will get a kick out of its background and make it a little special in their eyes!

That's really neat, thanks for sharing. Heck I'd like to hear the stories myself.

I agree. Might do it myself...

[KeithNyst]

I had a1938 Savage model 99T 300 Savage that I found these under the butt plate:
Soap, fish hook, foil, dime, aspirin, thread, needle, fish line, matches

[LeverGunner]

I had a1938 Savage model 99T 300 Savage that I found these under the butt plate:
Soap, fish hook, foil, dime, aspirin, thread, needle, fish line, matches

That's awesome. How old was the dime?

[KeithNyst]

I don’t remember the date on the dime. I think it was in there to serve as a screw driver.

[vancelw]

I don’t remember the date on the dime. I think it was in there to serve as a screw driver.

It was for the pay phone!

[gamekeeper]

I am refinishing a shotgun stock at the moment so I'll make sure I put something in the stock when I replace the butt plate.

[6pt-sika]

That's pretty neat, thank you for sharing. I've always looked under my butt plate of any gun I acquire. I heard of the long ago practice of putting useful items in the butt of the gun, mostly cartridges. I've never found anything.

When it was common practice for a person to carry a card for introductions I’ve found a couple under the buttplate of shotguns I’ve acquired over the years .

[Drawdown]

Part of installing thie Williams Receiver Sight on my Mod64 was drilling a hole in the butt for an extra aperture. I tested a lot both the standard size (.095?) And the smallest target. But I find best for me was the target ap drilled one size bigger, a medium size I guess. But I have the standard size in the butt for a backup. I can shoot just fair without one, the ghost ring, but I much prefer my medium aperture for hunting! Ive always got a good pocketknife with a screw driver tip on hand, this Old Timer has becomea recentfavorite! But usuallya Case Trapper too!!!

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[Drawdown]

I've got few others, memorabilia under em, mostly 22's. But I've been meaning to do my 336 same way, but with the folding sight & lifter. I list each in the deer woods in early 80's, last time I deer hunted a lotta years! Then about 10 years ago, same thing a few months ahead season luckily, so had time to replace and get ready.

[coyote nose]

I think the guy with the 99 Savage did wrong by making a display for the note he found. Eventually that will be lost or tossed. He should have put it all back and then add a note of his own. Just my 2 cents worth of thoughts on that. I did find a 1946 penny under the stock of a 1914 manufactured 1906 Winchester once. When I sold the gun I made sure the penny was still there. Also Dads JC Higgins 22 I shot a lot in my youth recently became mine after dad died. I pulled the buttplate off and there was a 1975 dated Youngstown Vindicator with about 10 22 LR wrapped in it and some waxed wood matches! I put it there back in the day and 100% completely forgot about it!