Interesting 'Opinion Piece' - The 1895 date of the report or recommendation to the N.Y. State Senate is relevant.

The "Foreign Bolt Rifle" had only been in production at Springfield Armory for about a year.

"Lever-guns and the Straight-Pull are American inventions", per the report.

The authors did not think highly of "Magazine Cut-Offs" or "Clips", as part of a Service Rifle.

The assumption that American recruits would be 'familiar' with the Lever-Gun seemed a weak argument.

The whole report seems to mirror the period dissatisfaction, that a Foreign Design had been adopted for the U.S. Army.

The Savage Arms Company being located in Utica, N.Y. was probably relevant to the recommendation. The Lever-Action suggested was probably the Model 1895 Savage. (This model was only made for four years, in .303 Savage, and is very similar to the Model 1899).

FWIW - The only 'military' adoption of a Savage Lever-Gun, that I can recall, was the Model 99 (in .303 Savage) by the Montreal Home Guard, during WW1. Cool Rifle!

p.s. Per Wikipedia - The State of N.Y. contracted for model 1895 Savage Lever Actions (in .30-40 caliber) during 1896, but, the contract was cancelled.

A Savage Lever-Gun in .30-40 caliber would be a great rarity.

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