J.P. Sauer & Sohn SXS shotgun info/value?

[DIGGER2]

Good evening gents, I had a friend of mine ask me if I could find out some info ie: the company JP Sauer, maybe rough year of manufacture? Maybe a value for the shotgun, it was passed down to him from his grandfather. My personal knowledge is limited about this gun, I figured I ask you guys on here. Thanks

 

[phinton81]

Looks like a 12ga, only ever see them change hands in and around the $1000 mark for very good condition. 20ga versions inch up closer to $1500. Good guns, just don’t have the ### appeal of the Italians or Spanish

Patrick

 

[madtrapper143]

Good quality box lock with Greener cross bolt. Pre WW2 as it is marked made in Germany. After WW2 German gun makers in the gun making heartland of Germany were split up between East (communist) and West (non communist) . You will see barrel markings of Thalman, Suhl, JP Sauer and Sohns etc. All guns made in the same plants. All of the guns made were solid well made working guns. Some higher grade guns were made but mostly before WW2. Site sponsor Trade Ex has several variants for sale with prices ranging from around 300.00 to 800 plus. IIRC the famed Merkel shotgun is also part of this shotgun manufacturing merge/split with Simpson shotguns being an affordable gun with many Merkel features. I would value the one you asked about based on its condition at around 550.00. Nice gun and it will last a lifetime and then some. This is only my opinion so if a German shotgun expert shows up and tramples my opinion then all bets are off.

Darryl

 

[canvasback]

Looks like a 12ga, only ever see them change hands in and around the $1000 mark for very good condition. 20ga versions inch up closer to $1500. Good guns, just don’t have the ### appeal of the Italians or Spanish

Patrick

If you think they don’t have the ### appeal of the Italians or the Spanish, then you are unfamiliar with the better quality offerings of the pre-war J P Sauer.

 

[madtrapper143]

I just recently acquired a IJ 54 Baikal from Trade Ex (thanks Anthony). This gun was built on German machine works that was handed over to the Soviets at the end of the second world war as a sort of "settlement" for war damages. It sports cocked indicators, greener cross bolt, walnut wood and virtually the same features of the Sauer (the 54 does have a slightly different barrel construction) minus the cheek piece on the Sauer. It is just incredible the quality build of these shotguns and the prices they can be had for. It is the good old days for SxS lovers right now.

Darryl