![]() The slide and frame rails are unique in that they angle downward when viewed from the front of the frame above the trigger guard. Ebert Searle's design is that the twist of the bullet moving down the bore was going to be enough of a time delay so the five degree rotation of the barrel in the opposite direction was going to be sufficient to allow this locking principle to reduce slide velocities and recoil. 32 ACP Savage pistols were purchased by France and used in the Great War (WW I) and a smaller number were purchased by Portugal. 45 ACP Model 1907 was made only for the the US Army trials and never mass produced. 380 ACP versions, as most pistols in these calibers operate on straight blowback principles.Ī Savage. This was probably a needless complication for the standard. The barrel rotates only when pressures have dropped sufficiently to allow for safe extraction and ejection. ![]() These pistols used a unique, rotating barrel with lugs that ride inside the top of the slide and on the receiver. 380 ACP with a slide that rides within the grip frame/receiver. This article describes the common features and differences of the three major variations of this century old design.Īll three are single action only designs produced in. These three pistols were the subsequent development. The Savage auto pistols were a direct result of the Company's efforts to sell the US Army their first semi-automatic service pistol. ![]() Photo by Askild Antonsen, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Savage Pocket Pistols: M1907, M1915 and M1917
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