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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:19 pm
Utility Grade
Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:10 pm Posts: 3
I went to a gun show this morning and bought a Hiawatha Model 594 Series A single shot 12 gauge made by Savage. This is the first shotgun I bought so I don't really know anything about them. I got it for $100. I came back home and was suprised that I couldn't find any information on it. Does anyone know anything at all about this gun? I would appreciate any knowledge. Also, its got a 68 in a circle on the barrel. Is this the year it was made? Thanks.
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Post subject: Re: Hiawatha 12 gauge
Crown Grade
Joined: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:42 pm Posts: 3773
After lengthy research (about 15 minutes) I determined that the Hiawatha Model 594 is a 'Trade Brand Name' shotgun made by Savage for the Gambles Stores and is the same as a Savage Model 944. It had to have been made some time after 1945 because it is not listed in any of my reference books which run up to 1940. I found the reference in the Blue Book. We'll never know for sure when it was made because I don't thin Savage put serial numbers on these guns and as far as I know there are no serial number-year made tables for these guns. Value? Of course the value will depend on the guns condition, the amount of original finish remaining on the metal and wood and the mechanical condition. These guns when new would have sold for between $30 and $50. They haven't increased in value that much selling for between $150 to $10 with the average being around $50
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:02 am
Utility Grade
Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:10 pm Posts: 3
Thankyou very much for your research I appreciate it.
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:55 pm
Crown Grade
Joined: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:42 pm Posts: 3773
And you are very welcome. Appreciation accepted, cash preferred. I charge $3.00 for answers about old breech loading shotguns (four dollars for correct answers). Please put a $3.00 bill in the small slot on the front or side of your computer and hit the send key. Don't use a $5.00 bill as my computer is not programed to make change.
