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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