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The Savage Model 101 Safety Single Shot Pistol[1] was an American single-shot revolver-styled pistol designed by Robert Hillberg and produced by the Savage Arms Corporation from 1960 to 1968.

History[]

The Model 101 was developed at by Robert L. Hillberg, intended as a small and inexpensive pistol for youths to use and likely to cater to the growing appeal of various Old West-themed television shows.[2] The weapon first entered production in 1960, where it was reviewed by The American Rifleman as being "of ingenious design and appears suitably accurate for informal shooting".[3] Production continued until 1968.

Design Details[]

The Model 101 is essentially a scaled-down copy of the Colt Single Action Army in appearance; on closer inspection, it can be discovered that the weapon is not a true revolver, but rather a single-shot pistol. To reload the weapon, the barrel, cylinder and ejector mechanism pop out the right side of the weapon, where a .22 LR round can be ejected and a new one inserted. The weapon is single-action only. The cylinder is fake, although fake bullets are machined into the cylinder chambers to simulate a real cylinder.[2]

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