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Savage, n.2|ˈsævɪdʒ|
The name of Arthur Savage, inventor, of Brooklyn, N.Y., used attrib. and absol. as a brand name (proprietary in the U.S.) of a repeating rifle produced by him in 1894, and of other firearms produced by the Savage Arms Company.
1892Ann. Rep. Chief of Ordnance to Secy. of War (U.S.) App. IX. 224 Savage... This arm was brought before the board by Mr. Arthur Savage, of Brooklyn, N.Y. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 657/2 The Savage magazine rifle, model 1899, is a ‘hammerless’, lever-action repeating arm. 1903Kynoch Jrnl. Feb.–Mar. 62/1, I had my ·301 Savage. [1914Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 18 Aug. 989/2 Savage Arms Company, Frankfort, N.Y. Filed Apr. 25, 1913... Particular description of goods.—Rifles, Pistols, and Cartridges. Claims use since Jan. 1. 1906.] 1964H. L. Peterson Encycl. Firearms 30/2 This system was later used by the Mexican Obregon pistol and in a slightly modified form by Savage pistols. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 1/1 Police seized a battered, old ·303-calibre Savage hunting rifle. |