Manufactured for civilian market after 1905 and entered for US military trials but not accepted. This pistol went on to be used by the French and Portugese military in WW1. Serial number suggests this example was manufactured around 1913 but no military acceptance stamps are visible.
Marks and Stamps: (Top of slider) MANUFACTURED BY SAVAGE ARMS CO. Utica N.Y. U.S.A. PAT-NOV. 21. 1905. CAL. 32. (Front of frame under barrel) Serial no| Accession Number: 84 | Period of Use: 1915 - 1940s |
| Type: Self loading/automatic pistol | War Zones: Spanish Civil War WW2 |
| Country of Origin: USA | Type Date: 1905 |
| Manufacturer: Savage Arms company, Utica NY | Serial Number: 98734 |
| Manufacture Date: 1913? | Calibre/Ammunition: 0.32" |
| Weight: 570g | Length Overall: 165mm |
| Cyclic Rate: semi-auto | Length Barrel: 95mm |
| Deactivation Certificate Number: DA 22273 |