Pistols that Competed for the 1907 Military Pistol Trials

In 1906 the U.S. Army sent out notice that it would be conducting tests to find the next service pistol. A number of arms manufacturers responded by submitting their pistols for consideration. The automatic pistols tested included the .45-caliber Luger, Colt, Savage, Bergmann, Knoble, and Merill-White. I found pictures of all the automatics except the Knoble which was reportedly rejected before testing even began.

White-Merrill1907 Automatic Pistol/ Deemed Unreliable in Testing

Luger .45 1907 / Judgement was the Luger in .45 was too finicky about ammo.

Savage Model 1907 .45 was a close runner up to the Colt

Bergman Mars 1903 / 1908 Suffered FTF's From a light Hammer strike

Colt 1907 (1911), The Winner of Course