Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Savage .45 ACP pistols

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 15 ↗

Savage Arms, semiautomatic pistols, cal. .45 ACP, all models.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1907–1911.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Savage Arms Co., Utica, NY
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
.45 ACP
Made
Army trials · c. 1907–1911production; ATF states no date¹²
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 15 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Savage Model 1907” ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): Wikipedia: the .45 semi-automatic pistol "Savage submitted to the 1906-1911 US Army trials"
  2. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): Rock Island Auction lot 445: Savage Model 1907 .45 ACP "manufactured for the U.S. 1907 military test trials"; about 288–290 made
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
None

Historical context

Savage Model 1907 (base model shown for Savage .45 ACP pistols)
Shown: a .32/.380 Savage Model 1907, not this .45 ACP pistol.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Savage 1907 (6825677636).jpg” by Askild Antonsen, CC BY 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Savage Model 1907”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Savage Model 1907 is a semi-automatic pocket pistol produced by the Savage Arms, from 1907 until 1920. It was chambered in .32 ACP and, from 1913 until 1920, in .380 ACP. Although smaller in size, it is derived from the .45 semi-automatic pistol Savage submitted to the 1906-1911 US Army trials to choose a new semi-automatic sidearm. After several years of testing the Savage pistol was one of two finalists but ultimately lost to the Colt entry, which became famous as the Colt Model 1911. A total of 181 of these .45 ACP pistols were returned to Savage after the testing and sold on the civilian market.