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< 16ga. Guns ~ background info / thougts on family SXS |
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Sat May 05, 2007 7:07 am
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Joined: 28 Jan 2007
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Location: hong kong
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I am looking to find out a little more about a family SXS, 16ga.
Markings are;
Fotune Vorm J.P Shuer & Sohn Suhl.
Special -Gewefir (four circles like an olympic symbol) Lauf-Stahl
My father purchased the gun in the early 50's I believe.
Any background, heritage, thoughts on quality would be appreciated. This gun will not be for sale as it is viewed as a part of the family.
thanks Al. |
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Sun May 06, 2007 5:05 pm
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Location: Concordia, Kansas
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Al,
I believe you have a Sauer. It should be J.P. Sauer and sohn. Sauer has made doulbe guns for years prior to WW II.
Contact Larry Brown either through this board or the Shooting SPortsman Bulletin Board. Larry has vast experience and a huge amount of knowledge about the JP Sauer guns.
TMB
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Last edited by brdhnt on Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:43 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Posted:
Sun May 06, 2007 8:02 pm
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Location: Bozeman, MT
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Prussian Gun Guy might also have an idea.... |
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Posted:
Mon May 07, 2007 4:44 am
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Remove the barrels. Look on water table (the action flats). There should be a 3 or 4 digit stamp. That would be a date code. Once you know when it was made, you just have to figure out by who. Prior to WWII, J.P. Sauers were made by the Sauer family. Post WWII, there were East German as well as West German Sauers. As Suhl, Germany's gun making capitol was in East German (communist) control, after the war, several names resurfaced... Simpson, Merckel, Sauer, Geco, etc.
I may be wrong, but "Fortuna" may be the East German version. It really doesn't matter. They are fine made guns. And strong as a bank vault. |
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