Savage 1860 .36 Navel pistol

**lkgmadmax** · 02-02-2016, 04:36 PM

A friend of mine has a local paint store and from time to time he has some interesting items walk in for sale. The owner is a big WWII German & Japanese collector of weapons, uniforms etc and has some Civil War stuff so when this Savage 1860 .36 Navel pistol came in he was interested in it, I just happened to be there when this unfolded. The gentleman selling the pistol said it belonged to an 88 year old man would has owned it since he was a child; he actually dug it out of the ground under his house when he was a young boy. The pistol is in bad shape, it's missing the rod under the barrel for loading the pistol and the right grip panel and screw are missing. I recommended hunting for another in similar condition for parts and if he can pick it up for a couple of hundred he might be able to cobble together a complete gun and have a decent representation that might have some value. My rule has always been if a pistol functions it’s worth 300.00. Since this one missed a couple of parts I recommended 100.00 – 200.00, he wanted it bad so he offered 225.00 and got it. If nothing else he has a nice paper weight.

I’m seeing complete ones selling for North of 1,500.00.

Information on the pistol: http://armscollectors.com/mgs/savage_north.htm

Pics here: https://goo.gl/photos/uTuyhNm3pJbxx7js6

**sixonetonoffun** · 02-02-2016, 04:59 PM

That is a cool find and cooler story.

**Mad Dog** · 02-03-2016, 11:17 AM

Those guns were never made by Savage Arms, they were made by the Savage Revolving Firearms Co. No relation to Arthur Savage, I think he was running around in diapers when that gun was made.