The Herstal, Belgium, firm of Anciens Etablissements Pieper was apparently expecting big things when, in 1908, it named its new semi-automatic pocket pistol “Bayard.” ...

In 1913, the Savage semi-automatic became available in .380 ACP; however, this chambering was never as popular as the .32. Some 259,000 1907s were eventually produced between 1908 and 1920, making ...