Early Savage 1907 .380

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  • LKGMADMAX

    Active Member
    Sep 9, 2017
    151
    You know I really need to find a cure for this sickness, this latest acquisition now makes 14 Savages in my collection, I really thought it was over at 13 :) This is a Savage 1907.380 serial# 3391B places it in late 1913-Early 1914, basically first year of production for the .380. the serial numbers for the 380 production started at 2000 so this would be #1391 off the production line.

    The pistol should ship later this coming week, I'm going to go ahead and order a letter on it from Savage just in curiosity. There's nothing really special about this pistol other than it appears to be a nice condition for its age, no special inscriptions are engraving or anything.
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    whistlersmother

    Peace through strength
    Jan 29, 2013
    8,948
    Fulton, MD
    Looks to be in great shape. Savage only does rifles now, so seeing a Savage pistol is a special treat.

    Forgive the request for a history lesson, but Savage claims Chief Lame Deer struck a deal with Savage in 1919 for use of the Indian head in the logo. Yet your serial number would put this pistol in the 1913-1914 year. Why the discrepancy?
     

    LKGMADMAX

    Active Member
    Sep 9, 2017
    151
    Looks to be in great shape. Savage only does rifles now, so seeing a Savage pistol is a special treat.

    Forgive the request for a history lesson, but Savage claims Chief Lame Deer struck a deal with Savage in 1919 for use of the Indian head in the logo. Yet your serial number would put this pistol in the 1913-1914 year. Why the discrepancy?
    Savage produced the first commercial pistol as a model 1907 in the year 1908. The design was based on the .45 Savage trial pistol which was provided to the US government and competed against the Colt model 1911.
    As we know Colt's 1911 won the government contract.

    Savage thought they had a design in their trial pistol design that they could shrink down in size and produce in a .32 for the commercial Market, the typical Mom and Pop, they later came out with the .380 in 1913. Savage produced the commercial pistols for approximately 20 years, the model 1907, 1915 & 1917. Savage constantly worked to improve each model that they produced providing several different modifications which were rolled out as the serial numbers advanced.


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    Jul 1, 2012
    5,712
    Slight correction (just because I'm a d*ck) - the 1907 trials pitted the Savage against the modified Colt Model 1905 (1907 Contract Government Model) which eventually evolved into the 1911 (via 1909 and 1910).

    Your Savage is beautiful :)
     

    mawkie

    C&R Whisperer
    Sep 28, 2007
    4,338
    Catonsville
    Early .380s are hard to find in any condition. With this level of condition extremely difficult to find. Congratulations!
    I was soo tempted by a cherry 1907 in .32 auto this weekend but was waiting on a Colt 1903 PH (which I got) so had to pass. Hard to watch that one sell to someone else (hammered for $580).
     

    LKGMADMAX

    Active Member
    Sep 9, 2017
    151
    Slight correction (just because I'm a d*ck) - the 1907 trials pitted the Savage against the modified Colt Model 1905 (1907 Contract Government Model) which eventually evolved into the 1911 (via 1909 and 1910).

    Your Savage is beautiful :)
    Thanks & thanks!


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    LKGMADMAX

    Active Member
    Sep 9, 2017
    151
    Early .380s are hard to find in any condition. With this level of condition extremely difficult to find. Congratulations!
    I was soo tempted by a cherry 1907 in .32 auto this weekend but was waiting on a Colt 1903 PH (which I got) so had to pass. Hard to watch that one sell to someone else (hammered for $580).
    Congrats on the Colt! Yeah I've let a couple of nice ones slip away recently, it's hard to tell yourself that you can't own them all :)

    I'm starting to finally see a trend with Savages regarding rising values. The Savage has always been one of the most overlooked and under rated pieces by the collecting community, the quality finish & fit of the Savage is incredible. It's always been interesting to me to see how they went from one finish to the other trying new ones, the polished blue finish to me is by far the most beautiful that they produced and I guess the most labor-intensive.

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    mawkie

    C&R Whisperer
    Sep 28, 2007
    4,338
    Catonsville
    Congrats on the Colt! Yeah I've let a couple of nice ones slip away recently, it's hard to tell yourself that you can't own them all :)

    I'm starting to finally see a trend with Savages regarding rising values. The Savage has always been one of the most overlooked and under rated pieces by the collecting community, the quality finish & fit of the Savage is incredible. It's always been interesting to me to see how they went from one finish to the other trying new ones, the polished blue finish to me is by far the most beautiful that they produced and I guess the most labor-intensive.

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    It's like the high polish bluing on early Colts. A beautiful but fragile finish. So hard to find survivors in good condition.
     
    Jul 1, 2012
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    It's like the high polish bluing on early Colts. A beautiful but fragile finish. So hard to find survivors in good condition.

    amen on that. it doesn't take much to put some rust speckling or rub marks on one!
    (and it's hard as heck to get good pictures of the nice ones that does them justice... need to see in person).
     

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