Savage .32 Auto (1917 Variant)

[thepianolist]

Anyone have an interest in these?

Bryant

 

[jimmyj]

I do. Neat weapon, IIRC it holds 10 rounds ?

 

[thepianolist]

I agree with you! It holds 10 rounds in a staggered (double stack) column magazine and from what I can find out, it was the first such gun to use this kind of magazine. Anyone have better information, please let us know!

Bryant

 

[shouldazagged]

If by "interest" you mean "wanting one for years", yes, I have an interest. I have an interest in Colt 1903's, too.

No money, just wishes.

 

[koz5614]

I love these guns. I believe you have a 1907 Savage variant; the 1917s had a trapezoidal grip. Ten round double stack mag (9 in .380ACP). Frame rails reversed. Barrel encircled by a recoil spring. No screws, not even to hold the grips. This thing had all kinds of "firsts". I found one in .380 and am very happy with it. Here's mine:

(Pay no attention to the Colt 1903)

It's a really cool gun. Thanks for posting it.

 

[thepianolist]

You have a couple of beauties there! Love the colts - I inherited my Gramp's colt that he used to keep in his '32 Chevy with the rumble seat!

 

[ACP230]

I have the earlier version with the more rounded hammer.
Two mags and a customized box for the nightstand came with it.
One of the mags is really tough to extract so it's good that they hold
10 rounds.

Bat Masterson was a sportswriter in NYC after leaving the lawdog
trade out west. He wrote an advert for the Savage company for
this gun. If I remember right one of the selling points was
"10 shots quick!" Another was that the Savage pistol was
a natural pointer (or words to that effect.)

Haven't shot mine in a while. Should do something about that soon.

 

[alwslate]

I have one with the rounded hammer. Mine is a bit rough looking with
some light pitting but is accurate. They are very well made guns.

 

[Cyrano]

Just don't dry fire it. I did, and broke the striker (like firing pin) point. Parts are available. but there's about a 2 inch long, strong spring surrounding the striker that you have to try to get into a one inch long hole No fun.

 

[Texas Star]

Portugal bought some for military use and I think France did, in WWI.

My late uncle had one that I liked when visiting. No idea where it disappeared to after his death.

 

[bigjohn4]

France ordered 30-40 thousand of the 1907 model pistols and Portugal only 1150. Savage made three models the 1907, the 1915, and the 1917. The 1915 is the harder to find and it was the only model that was hammerless.

 

[Cyrano]

Here's the French variant; note the lanyard loop in the butt. The holster has space for two extra magazines; it was almost as expensive to fill those two holes as to buy the gun in the first place.

 

[JohnRippert]

I picked up one in .32 several months back. I have been keeping an eye out for .32 autos lately. IIRC Jude Law's character in Road to Perdition used one.