I have a savage model 24 that was givin to me before my granfathers brother before he passed away. Does anyone know how old this gun may be? Its a .22 on top with a .410 on bottom. Excellent squirell gun. Anyway thanks for the help.

Well, they're still being made, and I've owned a Savage 24 .223/12ga for probably 20 years now.

You might try writing down the serial# and go to the Savage web site and see if you can research the date of manufacture.

It certainly would NOT be a collector's item. And the street value wouldn't touch the sentimental value.

They've been in production since the first part of last century. I have a 1940's model with a Tenite stock that is still in perfect shape. Does your rifle have a groove in the .22 barrel for mounting a scope? If you do a little Googling there are date ranges for the serial number and stampings.

Call Savage with serial number.

(413) 642-4260 for Historical Information

Is the barrel selector on the hammer or the side?

Theres a patent number, is that the same as the serial #?

cant help with the age, but dang i love my little 22/410 great small game gun.

I tend to disagree with the post about no collectors value. Everytime i see one of these guns they are in the 400-500 dollar range in so so condition.
If the one you have has no letter after the s/n it was probabaly made between 1950 and 1965. After 65 they started putting a letter designation after the 24. If it does have a letter, post and i might be able to give you a time frame, not exact but time frame.

I have collected Savage 24's for the past 30 years.They are quite collectible, especially guns that are in very good condition. Most of them were heavily used and quite beat up over the years. Most are acquired by being passed down as yours was, and I agree the sentimental value is more important than the dollar value. A 22/410 in fair condition will bring $300 and up. If its the C or DL model probably twice that. Shoot it and enjoy they are great little guns.
There is a Savage24.com website if you care to get more info.

I agree with ratdog. Many Savage Model 24's are collectible. I saw one of these guns, in top condition, sell for over $800 on Gunbroker. At about the same time, a Model 24 in similar condition sold for right at $1000 but it was a 22 mag over 410. Both of those guns were made in the 50's and had the selector button on the side of the receiver. I did a fair amount of research on the older ones from the 50's a while back. They are dated by a letter code which I believe is on the barrel but it may be on the receiver. I don't remember the details now. I am not saying that these guns are highly collectible, but they are collectible (especially the older ones). They were sold as inexpensive utilitarian guns and, as a result, are frequently well-used.