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Just picked up this 1907 .32 cal pistol that I bought last week. Serial #1032XX (1914?). It's got a spur hammer, although from what I read in Brower's book this gun predates the spur hammer as a standard feature.

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I ran pictures of the gun past Campfire member cmhjohn when I was thinking of buying the gun, and he said the hammer looks to be heavier than the standard spur hammer that was used on later guns.

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Have you guys seen any like this before? John suggested that it might be a special order feature. I think I'll see what a letter will tell me.

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Special order or not, it's a nice old piece and the price was fair. This is my first Savage pistol and I'm tickled with it. Thanks cmhjon for your advice.

Rod




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The ONLY person you have to please is Phil99. NOONE else matters. Looks nice a nice pistola and if that's what floats your boat, more power to you. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!


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According to Baily Brower in his book "SAVAGE PISTOLS"

"All .32 caliber Model 1907's except the last 26,400- the finsal variation, 1907-19 Modification number 2 -- were fitted with a round burr-type cocking lever. The last group was fitted with a thin, spur-type cocking lever. This feature can cause confusion when identifying variations because a heavier spur-style cocking lever was a no-cost option for all Savage pistols starting in May 1914. Nonetheless, it remained a relatively rare feature until becoming stadard in 1919"

It appears you have a very nice special order cocking lever 1907 from 1914.


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Nice, they realy are great pistols! now you need the 1915 & 17! OH DONT FORGET THE 101 22 SINGLE PISTOL!


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Brower goes on to say that they are "quite rare" on page 84 of his book in the "Comments" section.

Great grab Rod!!!


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Phil, James Carr, in his book Savage Automatic Pistols, has a note saying that beginning in 1914 it was possible to order the .32s with a spur hammer or to have one installed. He goes on to say that the spur hammer did not become standard until 1919. He does not reference a source for that info. Shoot sharp, Mike

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It looks OK to me!!!.........other than not being a 22!

Catalog #55 ~~1914~~ optional spur cocking lever [Linked Image]

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Ihe information that gets dug up around here is truly amazing. GeneB, that is a great piece of information.


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Thanks Gene.

Do you guys think that a letter would be worthwhile for this gun?

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Phil -
Great looking pistol - very nice condition. The heavy spur seems to be rare in the earlier pistols.
Could I ask you to check the inspector's mark on the breechbolt? It seems that alot of special order breechbolts carry a stamped ampersand (&) on the side instead of a typical mark. Thanks.
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Nice looking pistol. Unfortunately, Savage pistols don't do much for me but I do like to see nice condition in any pistol that old. (Please pardon the heretical nature of my opinion of Savage pistols here on the Savage Collectors board!)

I find the grip angle to be uncomfortable for me, for a quick pointing pocket pistol. Of the three that I owned in my life, none of them had a tolerable trigger pull (an unfair assessment based on such a small sampling, I know). I guess that being a devotee of the Walther PP with it's raked grip angle and very nice trigger clouds my judgment concerning Savage pistols, as I view such things strictly as tools not as a collector.


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Rod, You never really know if a letter is worthwhile or not until after you get it... Shoot sharp, Mike

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Jim--

I'm not sure I'm looking in the correct spot, but on the left side of the breechbolt, near the back, there is a stamp. It appears to be a B, or perhaps an 8. I don't see an ampersand.

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