anyone have a savage .32acp pistol?

lee2 · Feb 24, 2014

i'm looking at one now and would like some feedback from owners here. :thumbsup:

thanks.

mawkie · Feb 24, 2014

You knew I would have at least one, didn't you Lee? Have a French Army issue Model 1907 and a Model 1917 in .32acp. Nice pistols, 10 shots quick! Lots of variations to collect. The later 1917s fill my hands better and are easier to find in good condition. .32 versions are far more common than the .380s (the exact opposite of Remington Model 51s), which are now starting to take off in price. Figure on paying around $300-400 for a VG to excellent condition example.
Best book on the Savage auto pistol is Savage Pistols by Bailey Brower Jr. One of the better reference books in my library.

Hicap · Feb 25, 2014

I had a 1907 in 32acp, sold it a couple years back, kinda regret it now. Paid $175 for it and sold it for a little less than double. Neat little gun, I only shot it once. Supposedly these went head to head against the 1911 for the US military contract firearm, guess who won?Imagine if it won...

somd_mustangs · Feb 25, 2014

Hicap said:
...Supposedly these went head to head against the 1911 for the US military contract firearm, guess who won?

The Savage 1907 trail gun had a bigger frame to accommodate the .45 Rimless, but same basic design. It suffered a lot of teething problems as it was essentially a prototype at that time, while Colt brought the Model 1905 semi (modified for the 1907 trials with a grip safety and resized ejection port) which was an extension of the Model 1900 and thus had been around a while at that point. The Colt had issues too (including a broken slide) but overall it performed better. The fact that Colt had been heavily involved in developing and testing the new .45 cartridge, and had been "lending" .45 1905's to Army officers prior to the trials in 1907 probably didn't hurt either.

The Colt 1905/1907 went through a few more mods before it became the 1911 (1909 straight handle, 1910 slant handle). While some basic features of the 1905 remained, the 1911 was still different overall than the 1905/1907...

Derail ended, continue on...
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oh yeah - the 300 some-odd Savage 1907 .45 trial guns were sent back to Savage and repaired/re-worked, sold to the public, and are worth a crap-ton if you run across one.

Docster · Feb 25, 2014

Mine, in .32 ACP. Nice in the hand, good accuracy, fun to shoot.

mawkie · Feb 25, 2014

Docster · Feb 25, 2014

mawkie said:

Wonder if they still have those books........?

lee2 · Feb 25, 2014

thanks for the info! just waiting for the price. i've wanted one since seeing
Road to Perdition.

rsideout · Feb 25, 2014

Here it is side by side with the .32 competition from Colt. Pretty easy to see why Colt sold ALOT more of their guns.

PGTMG · Feb 25, 2014

lee2 said:
thanks for the info! just waiting for the price. i've wanted one since seeing
Road to Perdition.

Very cool little gun the only art deco pistol I can think of. In one of their ads Bat Masterson bragging on it.

Hicap · Feb 25, 2014

I'd love to see savage come out with a new production 1907 like how rem did the r51. I'd prefer all steel but polymer is all the rage at the moment.

Sunir · Feb 26, 2014

rsideout said:
Here it is side by side with the .32 competition from Colt. Pretty easy to see why Colt sold ALOT more of their guns.

Wow Colt is def much nicer looking....the savage looks almost unfinished next to it.

LONGSHOT · Feb 26, 2014

Rock island auction co. has over 6,000 items in their catalog,last month i saw at least 4of them.also good to deal with.

Machodoc · Feb 27, 2014

Here's a good website for those interested ...

http://milpas.cc/rifles/ZFiles/Manufacturers/Savage/Unique%20Am%20Legacy/Unique%20Am%20Legacy.html

LKGMADMAX · Nov 16, 2017

Love the Savages, I have 12 currently. Two of my rarest a factory nickel 1907 in .380 with factory letter. Only around 600 nickel pistols were produced by Savage evenly divided between the two calibers. Many people sent their blued Savage pistols off to to have them nickled so buyer beware when looking at adding a nickel pistol to your collection. The most valuable of the three models between the 1907 and 1915 and 1917 would be the model 1915 which was made in much smaller quantities, 6200 32's we're produced and only 3900 in .380. I currently have 2 1915's in .380 and 1 in .32.

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rsideout · Nov 16, 2017

LKGMADMAX said:
Love the Savages, I have 12 currently. Two of my rarest a factory nickel 1907 in .380 with factory letter. Only around 600 nickel pistols were produced by Savage evenly divided between the two calibers. Many people sent their blued Savage pistols off to to have them nickled so buyer beware when looking at adding a nickel pistol to your collection. The most valuable of the three models between the 1907 and 1915 and 1917 would be the model 1915 which was made in much smaller quantities, 6200 32's we're produced and only 3900 in .380. I currently have 2 1915's in .380 and 1 in .32.

WOW. Nice collection of Savages! :thumbsup:

LKGMADMAX · Nov 17, 2017

Thank you!

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eruby · Nov 17, 2017

32 gun

Docster said:
Mine, in .32 ACP. Nice in the hand, good accuracy, fun to shoot.

Henceforth on MDS, you will also be known as (bad, bad) Leroy Brown.

Biggfoot44 · Nov 17, 2017

But doesn't that razor get kinda lumpy ?

anyone have a savage .32acp pistol?

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