Guns International #: 102789877

Category - Sauer Shotguns - Shotguns - German Double

Category
Sauer Shotguns
Shotguns - German Double

J.P. Sauer SXS 16 Ga - 1944 WARTIME, 99% FACTORY MINT, vintage firearms inc

Description:
General Specs: J.P. Sauer, Year 1944, 16 Gauge, 6lbs. 7oz., Chokes M/F, LOP 14 3/8″, DAH 2 3/8″, DAC 1 7/16″
Serial Number:  343938

J.P. Sauer & Sohn have been makers of fine firearms for nearly 3 centuries, producing some of the most ornate and well-engineered shotguns ever made.  Post WWII with the Soviet Union controlling Suhl Germany, the company was amalgamated with several other East German gunmakers that produced J.P. Sauer guns often labeled in tandem with the original maker and the newer entity.  This beautiful J.P. Sauer, sn343938 proofed in 1944, is in very high, FACTORY ORIGINAL CONDITION INCLUDING WOOD AND METAL, ALL PARTS ORIGINAL TO THE GUN, UNMOLESTED FOR OVER 80 YEARS.  IT IS THE LAST OF THE J.P. SAUER MADE GUNS BEFORE THE RUSSIAN OCCUPATION.  This was a mid-grade J.P. Sauer’s boxlock action, modeled after the Anson Deeley design with improvements including intercepting sears.  This Sauer is just how you want to find a vintage side x side…99% FACTORY FINISHES ON ALL METAL AND WOOD, nicely figured European walnut stock, perfect screws and wood-to-metal fit, and crisp mechanics.  The gun is a light 6lbs. 7oz. and balanced just ahead of the hinge pin with the highly desirable 30” Krupp Fluid Steel barrels choked M/F that are tight as new on the hinge pin and breech face and are secured with 5 locking mechanisms including double underlug bites, Greener cross bolt, rib extension, and barrel lug through the bottom of action, each preventing the movement of the barrels on the action during the firing sequence.  The barrels have mirror shiny bores, tight ribs, and clear engraving and matting.  PRESENTLY IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND 2 ½” 16GA. SHELLS.  BECAUSE OF THIS, VFI GUNSMITHS HAVE CAREFULLY MEASURED THE BARREL WALL THICKNESS AHEAD OF THE CHAMBER AND HAVE LENGTHENED THE CHAMBERS TO  2 ¾” AND EXTENDED THE FORCING CONES TO 1 ½” TAPERS SO THAT YOU CAN SHOOT MODERN 2 ¾” HEAVY FIELD LOADS THROUGH THIS GUN.  This is a $440 service in our shop.  This J.P. Sauer was built with the European characteristics of the cheek piece and sling swivels, the cheek piece distributing recoil over the cheek for comfortable shooting, and the sling swivels make great sense when hunting the treeless prairies you need both hands for dog handling, eating, or nature’s calling.   VFI stripped the action to the smallest parts, Ultrasonic cleaned and scrubbed all parts to shiny metal, inspected all for integrity and function, lubricated and reassembled, providing a VFI CERTIFIED GUN, a $325 service in our shop.  VFI CERTIFIED GUNS have a 90-day mechanical warranty providing confidence you are buying a fine shotgun that will provide years of service in the field. Having these important services already complete should be very comforting to the new owner of this J.P. Sauer shotgun.  See the detailed specifications in the tables below, examine the photos closely, and you will see an extraordinarily fine German double gun that will be just as deadly in the field as it will on the clays course.  Being a piece of history and proofed marked before the defeat of Germany makes it an interesting collectible that will continue to grow in value while serving you for decades in the field.  She needs nothing but a new owner, a date for the clays course, and many journeys to the uplands!  Affordably priced and a rare find, don’t let this one get away.  Thanks for looking. 


Barrels
Barrel Length:   30″
Chokes:   .021/.028 M/F
Bores:   perfect mirror shiny; 10 out of 10
Bore Diameter:   .666/.666
Wall Thickness:   .027/.025
% Blue:   99% factory blue
Chambers:   2 3/4″ w/long cones VFI
Ribs:   tight-bells
Sights:  front silver

Action
Action:  tight-centered
Extractors
Receiver Condition:   99% factory case color; bold, vivid
Screws:   perfect
Engraving:   hand cut, light floral, hawk on right & left side; excellent, clear, sharp
Trigger Type:   double-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:   99% factory charcoal blue

Stock
Type:   Capped Pistol Grip, cheekpiece; schnabel tip forend; light Euro figure
LOP:   14 3/8″
LOP To End Of Wood:   14 1/8″
DAH:   2 3/8″
DAC:   1 7/16″
Cast:   T 1/8″ off
Checkering Condition:   excellent factory
Butt Treatment:   hard rubber factory logo plate


INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc

Payment and Shipping
Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: Collected in CO, FL, MI, WI
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $105.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. We accept C&R licenses for shipping on C&R eligible guns.

Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking! We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

Price: $3,950.00

Shotgun Gauge: 16 Gauge