Front of frame, below barrel, and in front trigger
While I cannot say the exact year of production,I can say that the savage model 1907 was made from 1910-1917.
If this is a Savage automatic pistol, then the serial number is actually 4458B. Savage made three production automatic pistols, the model 1907, the model 1915, and the model 1917. The serial numbers run from 1 to about 245000 for the .32 pistols, and from B2000 to about 29972B for the .380 pistols. All three pistol models used the same serial number ranges for the two calibers. Only the first few hundred .380 pistols (all were model 1907s) had the s/n start with B; the rest ended in B. Serial number 4458B is a .380 model 1907, and the version is 1907-13 modification 2 (aka 1907-13-2), made 1913-1914, s/n range approx 2350B - 7000B. This is the second of six versions of the .380 model 1907 (made 1913-1920).
If this firearm is a Savage automatic pistol, the s/n is actually 4458B rather than 44588 (the "B" suffix is often misread as an "8"). This is a .380 model 1907, and the version would be a 1907-13 modification 2 (aka 1907-13-2), made 1913-1914, s/n range approx 2350B - 7000B. This is the second of six versions of the .380 model 1907 (made 1913-1920). Savage made .380 versions of all three production automatic pistols -- the model 1907, the model 1915, and the model 1917. The .380 pistols serial numbers all either start (first few hundred) or end in "B," regardless of model.
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On the front of the frame under the slide/barrel.
Your Savage model 1907 which was made from 1910-1917,will bring between 165-425 dollars based on your handgun having between 60%-95%of it,s original finish remaining and a good bore.
It's a Savage 1899, not 1895, and it was manufactured in 1907.
With the serial number that you have provided,your Winchester model 1907SL was made in the year 1907.
This is the person who asked the Q. Found a serial number: 180432. Went to Savage website and they told me this .32 caliber Savage Model 1907 was made in 1917. I still don't know about the grips though. Anybody know?
The serial number on all Savage automatic pistols (model 1907, model 1915, and model 1917, all in .32 and .380) will be found just under the barrel at the front edge of the frame. Early model 1907 pistols will have the s/n on the bottom of the frame, while later model 1907 and all other models will have the s/n on the front of the frame. All .380 Savage pistols will start or end with the letter "B" -- the first few hundred (all are model 1907 pistols) start with "B," while all the rest end with "B." It is not uncommon for the "B" to be misread as an "8." FYI, the "hammerless" model 1915 is the rarest production Savage automatic pistol, and the .380 model 1915 is the rarer of these. About 6500 .32 model 1915 pistols were made in 1915-1916 (approx s/n 130000 - 136500) and about 3900 .380 model 1915 pistols were made in 1915-1917 (approx s/n 10000B - 13900B).
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