Savage Model 1907

Savage Automatic Pistol Model 1907
Savage Model 1907
Type	Semi-Automatic Pistol
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	United States (trials pistol only) France Portugal
Wars	World War I
Production history
Designer	Elbert Searle
Designed	1905
Manufacturer	Savage Arms, Utica, New York
Produced	1907–1920 (Model 1907) 1915–1917 (Model 1915) 1920–1928 (Model 1917)
Variants	Model 1907 .45 ACP Trials Pistol, Model 1915, Model 1917
Specifications
Mass	0.6 kg / 19 ounces
Length	165 mm / 6.5 inches
Barrel length	95 mm / 3.75 inches
Caliber	.32 ACP (7.65×17mm) .380 ACP (9×17mm) .45 ACP (11.43×23mm; Trials Pistol only)
Action	delayed blowback
Muzzle velocity	244 m/s (.32 ACP)
Feed system	Detachable box magazine: 10 rounds (.32 ACP) 9 rounds (.380 ACP) 8 rounds (.45 ACP Trials Pistol)
Sights	Iron, fixed

The Savage Model 1907 is a semi-automatic pocket pistol produced by the Savage Arms, from 1907 until 1920. It was chambered in .32 ACP and, from 1913 until 1920, in .380 ACP. Although smaller in size, it is derived from the .45 semi-automatic pistol Savage submitted to the 1906-1911 US Army trials to choose a new semi-automatic sidearm. After several years of testing the Savage pistol was one of two finalists but ultimately lost to the Colt entry, which became famous as the Colt Model 1911. A total of 181 of these .45 ACP pistols were returned to Savage after the testing and sold on the civilian market.^[1]