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Levallois said:The Savage pocket pistols are another group that just aren't that well known, even by gun afficianados. And yet, I think they outsold the Colt pocket pistols during the years they were competitors - I'll try to find that info.
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I heard similar things, but that the public swung over to being Colt fans for autos when the Army selected the 1911. Much like the popularity of the Beretta 92 shooting up after it's selection by our armed forces.
(There is a similar effect in early cars, the public was impressed with winners also. When a maker won a famous race their sales went up. This created a phrase for that type of sales increase called: "Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday!")