Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Savage Model 1915

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, Model 1915 pistol, cal.’s .32 and .380.

ATF lists cal. .32; this is the .32 ACP (7.65mm Browning) cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1915–1917.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ¹
Manufacturer
Savage Arms Co., Utica, NYBasis: the ATF wording
Type
PistolBasis: the ATF wording
Action
Semi-autoBasis: outside reference ²
Caliber
.32 ACP, .380 ACPBasis: the ATF wording
Made
1915–1917production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ³
Service
Commercial

Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 15 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Verbatim check
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Editorial facts
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. 1. Wikipedia, “Savage Arms” ↗, country: Wikipedia: Savage Arms is an American firearms company; Model 1907 article infobox origin United States, manufacturer Savage Arms, Utica, New York
  2. 2. Wikipedia, “Savage Model 1907” ↗, action: Wikipedia: semi-automatic pocket pistol (delayed blowback); the Models 1915 and 1917 are "very similar semi-automatic pistols"
  3. 3. Wikipedia, “Savage Model 1907” ↗, years: Wikipedia (Variants section): "the .32 Model 1915 was made only in 1915 and 1916 and the .380 model from 1915 until 1917"
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 Model 1915)
Shown: a Savage Model 1907, not this hammerless Model 1915.

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.