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32 have been selling from about $400 - $1000, depending on condition, etc, with even higher prices for exceptional pistols. Factory special versions (factory nickle, silver or gold plated, factory engraved, or with special features) bring a premium, as do pistols in especially good condition. 32 model 1907s and 1917s run from about $150 (low end) up to $500 or more, depending on condition and completeness. In general, because so few were made (about 6500), the model 1915 is the most valuable. The value of these pistols depends on the model and version, and, of course, condition.
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By the usual count, Savage made 14 versions of the. 380 pistols, the s/n will allow the model and version of your pistol, and their years of production, to be determined. Since Savage used only two s/n ranges for these pistols, one for the. Early model 1907s have the s/n on the bottom of the frame, while the rest have it on the front of the frame.
#SAVAGE 1917 380 ACP SERIAL NUMBERS#
These pistols all have serial numbers just below the barrel at the front edge of the frame. (Searle's design is also an influence on the French 9mm MAB PA-15 pistol, made in the 1960s-1980s.) This is the date Elbert Searle was awarded a patent for his pistol design ("rotary locking device", etc), which is the basis for all the Savage automatic pistols. All of these have "Nov 21 1905" (or some version of this date) stamped on the top of the slide. 380, but the production dates differ a bit), the model 1907, the "hammerless" model 1915, and the model 1917. 32 caliber (the same three were also made in. Online values put this pistol in the range of $125 to $500, depending on the condition. 32 ACP in 1912, features a rotary locking device and is the basic patented design that spawned the M-1907. Even the slides are the same as the model 1907s made in 1919-1920.I have researched this pistol extensively online and have come to the following conclusions. Too, most model 1917 parts are the same as later model 1907 parts, other than the frame and grips. 32 magazines had both catch holes starting in 1913. Model 1907s made 1908-1911 have a different magazine catch and require magazines with a lower catch hole magazines made specifically for these pistols will not work with later pistols, all of which require the upper magazine catch hole starting in 1912. Any magazine made for the model 1917 will work in all earlier pistols of the same caliber, although it will disable the automatic slide hold-open on the model 1915. While a lot of different model names are often used for the Savage automatics, Savage itself designated only 3 models - the model 1907 (made 1908-1920 in. Just a point of information, since the Savage automatic pistols section is so confusing.