J.P. Sauer & Sohn Double Rifle

Description:

J.P. Sauer & Sohn Double Rifle, c. early 1890s, serial number 47588, 8x57JR Nitro caliber, walnut stock with cheek-piece and checkered forend and grip, and butt with hinged compartment for four cartridges, lockplate with scroll border engraving and marked "J.P. SAUER & SOHN SUHL," blued barrels with textured rib and folding leaf sights, the barrels marked "PATENT J.P. SAUER & SOHN, SUHL" and "Special/Gewehr-Lauf/Friedr. Krupp/ESSEN," overall lg. 42 in.

Provenance: Vintage Doubles LLC, Wenatchee, Washington, December 13, 2012.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Stock with surface blemishes.


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