thanks, guys! Mike, you may be right about the Savage; I think I may have assumed that RCA used a 99; forgot about the 1920, which is just as logical a choice. Looking at the pic, I wonder if it is a half-stock MS rifle in 6.5x54?
I have some of those titles on inter-library loan and will keep my eyes open as I read them for "gun nut" data. I'm also searching for them in the various LA-area used book venues (yeah, I know about the online services like Amazon but where's the fun in that?).
RE: another thread--I bet that first RCA single barreled shotgun was a .410!
