your savage model 1899 was produced in 1905.
Your savage model 1899 rifle was made by the savage arms company in 1901 with the serial number 15779 that you provided.
Assuming that you have a Savage model 1899 lever action rifle chambered in 30-30 Win.caliber,then your Savage model 1899 rifle was made in the year 1932 with the serial number that you have supplied.
Still need a serial number to supply you with the correct answer.
With the serial number that you have provided,your Savage model 1899 rifle in .303 Savage caliber was made in the year 1910.The value can not be assessed without a detailed description of the rifles overall condition including the bore.
You will need to include the serial number to get the correct year of manufacture.
My data shows that your savage model 1899 was made in 1901 with the serial number you provided.
With the serial number that you have provided,you actually have a very Early made model 1899 Savage rifle chambered in 303 Savage.The serial number indicates that your rifle was made in the year 1900.The first model chambered in 303 Savage was the model 1895,but Savage only made 6000 rifles from 1895-1899.Your serial number precludes this model.They did not make a model 1893 rifle.
The Savage 99 was invented in 1899. That would make that gun 112 years old.
Does it have the Weaver scope? No scope.
With the serial number that you provided,your savage model 99 rifle was made by savage arms in 1901.These savage model 1899 rifles have a value of between 600-1,000 dollars based on the rifle having between 60%-80% original finish and a good bore.
The Savage 99 was manufactured from 1899 to 1950. There is a serial number list in the back of the Blue Book of Gun Values. There are over 30 listings for the model 99. You need to get a copy and identify your particular model.