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Make: Savage
Model: 1907-10 Modification No. 2
Serial Number: 29674
Year of Manufacture: 1910-1911 (“Savage Pistols” by Bailey Brower Jr. page 66)
Caliber: .32 ACP (7.65mm Browning)
Action Type: Single Action, Semi-Automatic Pistol with Removable Magazine
Markings: The top of the slide is marked “MANUFACTURED BY SAVAGE ARMS CO. / UTICA, N.Y. U.S.A. PAT-NOV. 21, 1905.” and “CAL. 32.”. The front of the frame under the barrel is marked “R”, and the bottom is marked with the serial number “29674”.
Barrel Length: 3.75”
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a rounded blade fixed to the front of the slide. The rear sight is a “U”-groove in the slide.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are two-piece checkered black hard rubber with the familiar “SAVAGE QUALITY” and Indian Head logo in relief at middle. The smooth borders show a few scattered light nicks and scuffs. The top rear corner of the right grip panel shows a crack that has been repaired. The checkering and lettering are well defined. Overall, the grips rate in about Good Condition.
Type of Finish: Blued, with a Case Colored trigger
Finish Originality: Original
Bore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp. There is no notable erosion in the bore, but there is light stubborn fouling. In this writer’s opinion, the bore rates 9/10.
Overall Condition: This handgun retains about 85% of its metal finish. There is thinning on the front edge of the barrel, the front edge of the frame, and on the top of the front sight. There is a small spot of pinprick surface erosion on the right side of the frame on the flat above the grip, the bottom right rear of the grip, and the bottom left rear of the grip. There are light handling marks on the slide, the left side of the frame, and the front strap. The serrations on the slide and cocking piece are sharp. The color is very strong on the trigger, slide, and front of the frame. The markings are clear. Overall, this handgun rates in about Very Good Condition.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. It has a frame mounted safety and a burr cocking lever. The slide has 10 thick cocking serrations and is tight to the frame. We did not fire this handgun. As with all previously owned firearms, thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: This pistol comes with one vintage original blued 10-round double stack magazine in Very Good Condition, with very minor wear, a few handling marks, and a few spots of finish loss.
Our Assessment: Second only to Colt, Savage Arms Company was the most prolific American gunmaker of semi-automatic pistols of the early era. The original design for the Savage automatics was from E.H. Searle of Philadelphia, whose two patents were granted in November 1905, and whose design was put forth in the Savage Model 1907 .45 Caliber pistol for the US Army trials ca. 1907-1911. Although the Savage was not adopted at the end of the government trials, the Model 1907 spawned the popularly accepted pocket models that were made and marketed for many years. The Savage Model 1907 .32 ACP pocket pistol was one of the first to use a double-stack magazine, giving it a capacity of 10 rounds, and was advertised with the slogan “Ten Shots Quick!” It was also unique in that there were no screws, the grips snapped on, and the external burr “hammer” was not really a hammer but a cocking piece. The classic Savage Model 1907 was a favorite of Old West legends such as “Buffalo Bill” Cody, “Bat” Masterson, and President Theodore Roosevelt.
This Savage Model 1907-10 Modification No. 2 Semi-Auto Pistol was made between 1910-1911 and is in Very Good Condition. It features a 3.75” barrel, 85% of its original blued finish, classic two-piece checkered black hard rubber grips with the familiar “SAVAGE QUALITY” and Indian Head logo in relief at middle, a fine original 10-round mag, and a bright bore with sharp rifling and no erosion (there is light stubborn fouling). The top rear corner of the right grip panel shows a crack that has been repaired. This pistol is deserving of a spot in a collection of early American semi-automatic pocket pistols.