Serail number on savage 32 ca pistol 1905?

Answer 1

There are three models of Savage automatic pistol made in .32 (and in .380) ACP. These are the model 1907 (made 1908-1920 in .32), the model 1915 (made 1915-1916 in .32), and the model 1917 (made 1920-1926 in .32). All of these, regardless of model or date of manufacture, have the date 21 November 1905 (in some form) stamped on the top of the slide. This is the date that Elbert Searle was awarded a patent for his pistol design, which is the basis of all the Savage automatic pistols. It has no connection with the pistol's model or date of manufacture.

The serial numbers on all Savage automatic pistols, regardless of model, will be found directly under the barrel at the front edge of the frame. Early model 1907s will have the s/n on the bottom of the frame, while all other pistols will have the s/n on the front of the frame.

All .32 Savage pistols use the same s/n range, regardless of model:

model 1907 (1908-1920): approx s/n 1 - 229800

model 1915 (1915-1916): approx s/n 130000 - 136500 (overlaps with model 1907)

model 1917 (1920-1926): approx s/n 229800 - 259472 (replaces model 1907)

All .380 Savage pistols use the same s/n range, regardless of model:

model 1907 (1913-1920): approx B2000 - 15748B (first few hundred started with "B")

model 1915 (1915-1917): approx 10000B - 13900B (overlaps with model 1907)

model 1917 (1920-1928): approx 15749B - 29972B) (replaces model 1907)

(On the .380 pistols, it is not uncommon to find the "B" misread as an "8".)

Answer 2

223236