[BamaTrooper]

I’ll try to post a picture of my Mauser .25acp when I get home. It was my great-grandmother’s.

 

[BamaTrooper]

Great Gramma’s gun

 

[silversport]

"10 Shots Quick..."

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I have one that is missing the front sight blade...

Bill

 

[Peak Fudd]

The coolest pocket pistol of the early twentieth century, by far.

 

[Mohawk Grenade]

Weight is 19 oz. unloaded, vs 24 oz. for the Colt 1903/1908, and 23.5 oz. for the Walther PP. The Savage is slightly smaller than either the Colt or Walther.

These (pocket autos in general) became popular due to a couple of factors. One, at that time they were the "newest thing ". Revolvers had been around for a long time, but semi automatic had only been available widespread for about 10 years when the first 1907 Models were introduced.

Two, they offered significantly more firepower (yeah, I get it, it's a 32 and everything is relative ) than the very common 5-6 shot top break revolvers of the period in 32 Short or 38 S&W (not 38 Special). At that time, a common test medium was how many 1/2" thick white pine boards could a round penetrate into. The 32 Short did 3, the 38 S&W 4, and the 32 acp a whopping 6 . And this gun offered 11 on tap with one in the chamber and magazine full vs 9 for the Colt and 8 for the Walther.

Supposedly very reliable but I haven't fired this one yet. I was pleased that it came with an original 10 shot mag, aftermarket seems to be 7 shots for reasons I don't know yet.

The reason for declining popularity (Savage stopped production in 1928, Colt stopped the Model M in 1945, but few civilian sales during WW2) was mainly, imo, the introduction of the Colt Detective Special in the late 1920s. That gun, still a six shooter, boasted significantly more power in 38 Special. And after WW2, the US handgun market was awash in captured 32s and 380s, for cheap.

Below is my 1928 Detective Special. It's been refinished at least once, but is still an accurate popper capable of 6 shots double action in a 3" group at 15 yards if I do my part (and my older eyes cooperate).

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I have one very similar, a Colt Banker Special in 38 SW.

 

[Gray Dood]

"10 Shots Quick..."

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I have one that is missing the front sight blade...

Bill

I've always thought that in his later years, as a sportswriter, he could have been called Fats Masterson.




(always thought the Savage ads were cool though).

 

[MNBud]

Here is a model an elderly neighbor is trying to pedal.He has done a bit of research and documented its history back to an Ace Hardware store that sold it. It is the 1907 model.

 

[El Pistolero]

Here is a model an elderly neighbor is trying to pedal.He has done a bit of research and documented its history back to an Ace Hardware store that sold it. It is the 1907 model.

I would be on this like a frog on a fly!

 

[Gray Dood]

Here is a model an elderly neighbor is trying to pedal.He has done a bit of research and documented its history back to an Ace Hardware store that sold it. It is the 1907 model. View attachment 822752

Nice. Kind of cool that the 1907s have no screws at all, not even for grips.

Hard to tell from the pic, but the earliest 1907s had metal grip panels. Is this one metal or gutta percha (rubber) panels?

 

[Tomcat1977]

Dood and Mac have very sweet pistols. I'm not a .32 guy but would buy that Colt in a heartbeat if I could find a nice one.

Sweet guns Bama and MN.

 

[GeorgiaGlocker]

I first thought of this when I saw the thread title.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwPRm5UMe1A

 

[MNBud]

Nice. Kind of cool that the 1907s have no screws at all, not even for grips.

Hard to tell from the pic, but the earliest 1907s had metal grip panels. Is this one metal or gutta percha (rubber) panels?

It appears they are rubber or possibly even plastic.

 

[Gray Dood]

It appears they are rubber or possibly even plastic.

Savage offered, so I've read, multiple "custom " options such as pearl grips, engraving, etc. but I've only seen one for sale with pearl grips and the Savage Indian medallion and have never seen a factory engraved one for sale. I've only seen a few with the early metal panels.

Still a nice little popper.

 

[Gray Dood]

Dood and Mac have very sweet pistols. I'm not a .32 guy but would buy that Colt in a heartbeat if I could find a nice one.

Sweet guns Bama and MN.

This is my only current 32 acp. I've owned Colt Model Ms before, 32 (1903)and 380 (1908), but sold both in "Gray Doods Great Retirement Booster Sale of 2015."

The Colt 32 is one of the few I wished I'd kept. They're getting pricey, the 380s even more so as they're substantially rarer.