These pistols operated by simple blowback with a fixed rather than rotating barrel, and there was no cocking lever "hammer" as on the larger Model 1907. While the cosmetic styling was very similar, mechanically they were quite different. Because this required larger grips, the Model 1917 uses one screw through each grip to hold them to the pistol frame.Ī prototype run of about 40 smaller vest pocket pistols chambered in. The Model 1917 is mechanically the same as and shares almost all of its parts with the final version of the Model 1907 (including a smaller, thinner cocking lever "hammer"), but with a significantly larger handle. The other is the Model 1917, made from 1920 until 1926 in. Like the Model 1907, the Model 1915 uses no screws. 32 Model 1915 was made only in 19 and the. The first was the hammerless Model 1915 the. Savage made two other very similar semi-automatic pistols, with many parts in common with the Model 1907. While the introduction of this design is commonly associated with the Browning Hi-Power, its use in the Savage Model 1907 predated the patenting of the first prototype of the Hi-Power by over a decade, and its production by almost 30 years. 32 ACP caliber and a 9-round capacity in. In a notable innovation, the pistol uses a staggered ("double stack," or "double column") detachable box magazine which allows for a 10-round capacity in. The recoil from firing a cartridge automatically extracts and ejects the empty shell, cocks the firing pin and loads another cartridge into the chamber, ready for firing.
In 1912 the Model 1907 underwent a major design revision modifying almost every major component.Īs with most semi-automatics, the pistol is readied for firing by pulling back and releasing the slide, which inserts a cartridge into the chamber and cocks the pistol. The grips were made from gutta-percha, though some early production examples had metal grips. The Model 1907 uses no screws (even the grips snap into place) and is simple to strip. Model 1907s made from 1913 until 1917 had a collared barrel and a loaded chamber indicator, allowing the shooter to tell by touching the shell ejection port whether a cartridge was chambered. Though it appears to have an external hammer, it is actually a striker-fired gun the "hammer" is actually a cocking lever. Much of the advertising in the popular press played on the ability of an otherwise defenseless woman to use the Savage to subdue burglars and "tramps".Ī safety lever is located on the left side of the pistol, at the upper rear of the grip.
Savage Arms also presented Teddy Roosevelt with a Model 1907. The advertising included a number of early celebrity endorsers, including William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Bat Masterson, and the Pinkerton Agency. This is the date Elbert Searle was awarded one of his firearm patents, which were the design basis for all the Savage semi-automatic pistols.Īdvertised with the slogan "Ten shots quick!", the Model 1907 was very popular because, despite its small size, it had a 10-round double-stack magazine. 21, 1905 date stamped into the top of the slide on all Savage semi-automatic pistols. The Model 1907 is often erroneously called a Model 1905 because of the date Nov. 45 ACP pistols were returned to Savage after the testing and sold on the civilian market. After several years of testing the Savage pistol was one of two finalists but ultimately lost to the Colt entry, which became famous as the Colt Model 1911. 45 semi-automatic pistol Savage submitted to the 1906-1911 US Army trials to choose a new semi-automatic sidearm. Although smaller in size, it is derived from the. The Savage Model 1907 is a semi-automatic pocket pistol produced by the Savage Arms, from 1907 until 1920.
45 ACP Trials Pistol, Model 1915, Model 1917
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