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< 16ga. Guns ~ Help with Information on this Shotgun |
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Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:10 am
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Joined: 05 Sep 2015
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Location: NJ
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Good morning Everyone, been trying to find proofmarks and data on serial numbers for my sxs JP Sauer & Sohn Suhl and I have been hitting dead ends everywhere.
Here are some photo's I am hoping someone can direct me to links where I can find the information.
Also note in front of trigger "DRGM 321876"
SN# 21****
Thanks in advance for your help. - Regards Tom
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Last edited by SW39Tom on Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:58 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:03 am
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Joined: 08 Oct 2005
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I found this:
D.R.G.M. stands for "Deutsches Reiches Gebrauchs Musterschutz" - meaning protected patented design under the Reich Government. |
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Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:26 pm
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Joined: 15 Apr 2007
Posts: 9473
Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Sat Jul 14, 2018 4:29 am
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Joined: 05 Sep 2015
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Location: NJ
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Thanks Mike,
Based on the SN and the proofs it looks like its a 1914.
Its the Black Powder Proofs that caught my attention and when I purchased the gun years back, I just really liked the look and feel. (Have never fired it)
I am looking to use this to start shooting Skeet and are trying to figure out a proper load. (Never shot Skeet before & have no O/U)
I only load 16 ga 2-1/2, and except for (1) 12 ga M37, (1) Stoger 12 ga M3K and (1) 20 ga Ithaca Level break open I only own 16 ga. shotguns mainly M37's, Single Break opens and Drillings.
This SxS is my only double barrel and my concern was the Black Powder Proofs with a load for Skeet.
Anyone have a suggestion, I was thinking of calling RST, but I enjoy loading and developing loads. So Thanks Mike for confirming the information, I was not sure I was reading it all correctly and any help in steering me in a direction for the load.
Thanks again - Regards Tom |
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Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:23 am
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Joined: 15 Apr 2007
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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AND it is NITRO proofed
So, buy some RST and try the LITE loads
and then reload for it.
I really enjoy my light 2 1/2" reloads for skeet and doves
Mike
p.s. To put it in perspective, my Winchester Model 1912 (Model 12) is older than your gun and I shoot 2 1/2 smokeless loads in it all the time.
Mike |
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Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:28 am
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Joined: 22 Aug 2011
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Location: the Moosehorn
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love to see a pic of the whole gun |
_________________ ALWAYS wear the safety glasses
If you take Cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like Prunes than Rhubarb does ----G.M/ |
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Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:00 am
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Joined: 05 Sep 2015
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Location: NJ
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byrdog,
Here are a few pics
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Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:40 am
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Joined: 08 Oct 2006
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Location: Tappahannock, Virginia
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She’s a beauty ! Plenty of recipes for low pressure loads if you join the low pressure group.... |
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Sat Jul 14, 2018 10:39 am
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Joined: 22 Aug 2011
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Location: the Moosehorn
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wow, ducks that look like ducks. Ah German steel . what a great shotgun. |
_________________ ALWAYS wear the safety glasses
If you take Cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like Prunes than Rhubarb does ----G.M/ |
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Posted:
Mon Jul 16, 2018 3:10 am
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Joined: 12 Sep 2010
Posts: 1975
Location: Maine
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DRGM = "Deutsches Reichs Gebrauchsmuster", in short a registered trademark. I'll guess the trademark has to do with the engraving design, but I could be wrong.
Your gun has the "wild man" stamp - the guy standing with the staff, which indicates it's Prussian-made. I saw no date stamp on the barrel flats (it would be 3 or 4 numbers for the month and year it passed proof), which indicates it's pre-1913. IIRC it was in 1913 that the Germans started date-stamping guns.
The folks over at the Doublegun forum, particularly the German guns page there, will be able to give more precise info.
But - ding, ding, ding! - you have a winner. Congratulations. That's a beaut!
Assume 2 1/2 inch chambers, BTW. Until proven otherwise. Properly maintained, it will outlive everyone here. |
_________________ “A man’s rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.”
Frederick Douglass, November 15, 1867, speech in Williamsport, Pa. |
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Posted:
Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:09 am
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Joined: 05 Sep 2015
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Location: NJ
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Thanks Dave,
I always forget about the double gun forum since 90% of my firearms are single barrel break opens, this is my only sxs, no o/u the rest of my doubles are single 16 ga over rifle (2) barrel Drillings, not triples.
The SN# fits it in the middle of 1914 range, but it's the crown over the upper man with the staff on the barrel flat that has me stumped. Where you see the (2) men & Staff, the crown is large and above though it is faint, but there.
Your right though, love the gun and want to use it this fall.
Thanks again for the information..
Tom |
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Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:14 am
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Joined: 05 Sep 2015
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Location: NJ
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Yep, would have loved the ducks on the sides, but the underside is great, the simple sides work for me also. Its a field gun from that time, |
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