1907 Savage Pistol Bring Back

Vietnam1965 · Oct 10, 2021

Bring back from WWII vet Benjamin H. Moore. The officer who signed the paper was from the 333rd Harbor Craft Company and its possible Ben was also from that company. How this American made pistol made it to Europe and came home a war souvenir is anyone’s guess. I sent for a factory letter from Savage which details when it was made and where it was shipped to. The pistol is rare as only 1000 were made with a painted finish which didn’t hold up well and its tough find one that still has its original finish still intact. Most were refinished by the factory due to owner complaints.

AlBeight · Oct 10, 2021

Vietnam1965 said:
Bring back from WWII vet Benjamin H. Moore. The officer who signed the paper was from the 333rd Harbor Craft Company and its possible Ben was also from that company. How this American made pistol made it to Europe and came home a war souvenir is anyone’s guess. I sent for a factory letter from Savage which details when it was made and where it was shipped to. The pistol is rare as only 1000 were made with a painted finish which didn’t hold up well and its tough find one that still has its original finish still intact. Most were refinished by the factory due to owner complaints.

Refinished with Benjamin Moore paint? :lol2:

Vietnam1965 · Oct 10, 2021

AlBeight said:
Refinished with Benjamin Moore paint?

I knew that comment was coming LOL!

Threeband · Oct 10, 2021

So it was sold to a New York dealer in April, 1918?

Perhaps it was purchased by a Doughboy bound for Europe to Kick the Kaiser in the Kiester, then captured by the Hun.

Then 26 or 27 years later it was RE-captured by a G.I. and found its way home again.

chriskat · Oct 10, 2021

And it's funny that Savage calls it an exposed hammer. I've always thought of that as just a handle to manually cock the striker. It seems more like a striker fire design to me. I have one, fun to shoot.

chriskat · Oct 10, 2021

Mine's not a bring back though! Very cool.

somd_mustangs · Oct 10, 2021

chriskat said:
And it's funny that Savage calls it an exposed hammer. I've always thought of that as just a handle to manually cock the striker. It seems more like a striker fire design to me. I have one, fun to shoot.

you are correct

h2u · Oct 10, 2021

VERY cool pistol! :thumbsup:

mawkie · Oct 11, 2021

Had to pull out my copy of Brower's Savage Pistols as this was a variation I didn't remember. Sure enough, about 1,000 built between 1917-1919. Who knows what the circumstances were that led to it being in Europe at this time. Carried or sold/exported? Considering it left Savage's warehouse in April 1918 and that the war lingered on for another 7 months it could have been a Doughboy private purchase. Or someone in the private sector who had business in Europe during or after the war (I'm leaning towards this one).
Amazing find of a very rare variant.

Vietnam1965 · Oct 11, 2021

Thanks guys!

Ngrovcam · Oct 11, 2021

That pistol was popular in France…they
bought a bunch…the military-issued ones
can usually be determined to be French
issued because the French buys required
they have a lanyard loop in the butt…
the NRA magazine had a fine articles on
these and other “trench pistols” about 6 or
7 years ago, I guess it was. Talked about
the 1907 and the Spanish Ruby, the Colt
1907 etc. The Rubies are fun little guns
that ripped off John Browning’s Colt 1907
design and which were mass produced by
a bunch of firms for the French…parts not
always interchangeable, though.

Ngrovcam · Oct 12, 2021

Oh, BTW, did Savage charge for the
research?

Vietnam1965 · Oct 12, 2021

I think it was $65 for the letter.

Fushigi Ojisan · Oct 12, 2021

Cody Firearms Museum has the records now, they charge $75

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Ngrovcam · Oct 16, 2021

Fushigi Ojisan said:
Cody Firearms Museum has the records now, they charge $75

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Yikes!
For a few dollars more, you could almost
buy the pistol.
Still, a great thing to put together with
the gun.
Thank you!

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