1/1/2023 0 Comments Savage 1917 380![]() Loaded chamber indicators and collared barrels were added to pistols produced from 1913 to 1917. The weapon has a fake hammer that acts as a cocking lever the Model 1907 is striker-fired in actuality. The safety is located at the upper rear of the grip. The Savage Model 1907 is based on the Savage automatic pistol, a pistol sent for the 1907 US Pistol & Revolver Trials. Unlike the similar looking Trials pistol it was based on, the Model 1907 was hugely successful, having over 100,000 produced from 1907 to 1920, and was even adopted by the French and Portuguese militaries, even though the Savage was not meant or designed to be used by any military forces. A common theme with the Savage's advertisements was to have a defenseless woman use a Savage to subdue burglars and "tramps". It had a decent number of celebrity endorsers, including Buffalo Bill, Bat Masterson and even the Pinkerton Agency. The Savage Model 1907 was heavily advertised, with the slogan "Ten shots quick!". ![]() The Savage Model 1907 and the similar Model 1915 and Model 1917, often erroneously called the Model 1905 due to a stamp on the slide, are American pistols. ![]()
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