By: Friedrich Seiltgen

Copyright © 2023

SAVAGE ARMS

Savage Arms was founded in 1894 by Arthur Savage in Utica, New York, where he produced rifles, handguns, and ammunition, including the first hammerless, lever-action rifle: the Model 1895. This weapon was derived from Arthur Savage’s Model 1892 rifle that he designed for Colt in a failed bid for a US Army rifle contract. Instead, that contract went to the Krag–Jørgensen design.

During World War I, Savage produced Lewis machine guns in Sharon, Pennsylvania, and Model 1899 muskets for the Montreal Home Guard.

During World War II, Savage turned again to military production, making heavy munitions. The company produced most of the Thompson submachine guns in World War II.

Savage also produced the British No. 4 Lee–Enfield bolt-action rifle sent to Britain under the Lend-Lease program.

Today Savage is still headquartered in Massachusetts, with some production in Canada.

SAVAGE M1911

The US Military’s M1911 is now being given the Savage treatment. While the look pays homage to the original, the latest Savage 1911 is built for rugged use. Delivering accuracy and reliability – this is Savage!

After more than a century of evolution, John Moses Browning’s venerable single-action semi-auto is still strong. The gun that beat the Savage Model 1907 to become the US Military’s M1911 is now being given the Savage treatment.

The Savage 1911 is built from stainless steel and has a dual recoil spring, machined sear, and disconnector. From its nitride-coated titanium firing pin to the target crown on the barrel, this 1911 delivers accuracy and reliability.

FEATURES

  • A Forged Stainless Steel Slide frame and slide.
  • 5 Inch Stainless Steel Barrel machined from billet with an 11-degree crown.
  • Dual recoil spring system with a G.I. Style guide rod and barrel bushing.
  • The ejection port has been lowered, flared, and cut for live round injection.
  • The titanium firing pin has been nitride coated.
  • A fully machined tool steel sear and disconnector and a stainless-steel hammer.
  • Novak Lo-Mount adjustable tritium bar rear sight and a tritium mega dot glow dome yellow front sight.
  • Ambidextrous slide lock safety.
  • VZ G10 grips.

SPECIFICATIONS

Type: Semi-Automatic, Hammer Fired

Caliber: 9MM Luger

Magazine capacity: 10 Rounds

Sights: Novak Tritium Bar Rear, Novak Tritium Mega Dot Front

Barrel Length: 5 Inches

Overall Length: 8.45 Inches

Weight: 2.54 Pounds

MSRP: $ 1,499

URL: www.savagearms.com

Get over to the Savage dealer and see if this is the right pistol for you!

That’s all for now, folks!   Please keep sending in your questions, tips, and article ideas. And as always – “Let’s Be Careful Out There.”

Friedrich Seiltgen is a retired Master Police Officer with 20 years of service with the Orlando Police Department. He conducts training in Lone Wolf Terrorism Counterstrategies, Firearms, and Active Shooter Response. His writing has appeared in RECOIL, Soldier of Fortune, The Counter Terrorist Magazine, Off Grid, American Thinker, Homeland Security Today, and The Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International. Contact him at [email protected].