The US government was unwilling to supply the Tsarist Russian government with the guns and some doubt exists as to whether they were actually delivered, although records indicate that 5,982 Savage weapons were delivered to Russia by 31 March 1917.
Den amerikanske regering var uvillig til at forsyne zarens Rusland med maskingeværerne og der er nogen tvivl om hvorvidt de rent faktisk blev leveret, selv om arkiver antyder at 5.982 Savage våben var blevet leveret til Rusland pr. 31. marts 1917.