I am going to take a little pride in that, however, considering I am of mostly Prussian descent. I've never seen one marked, for instance, "Bavaria", "Thüringen", "Saar", "Wurtemburg" or any of the others. But to see one marked with a German state? I don't know that I've ever heard of it. I'm sure you're also aware that more often than not that was the retailer. I don't believe even the Prussian Daly's were marked "Prussia", were they? As you know it's normal to see one marked with the city, just about pick a German city and there's probably something out there. Lanz, that is an odd one, the one marked "Prussia". That was a popular thing to do, way back before my time, perhaps because it made the lettering show up better in black & white photos. That is because there is white filling in the letters of "Germany". PPS - I think your pistol was owned by collector at some time. Sauer made several different model of 25 caliber pistols, for instance. PS - Thanks for putting up good pictures of your gun! You would be surprised how many people think that anyone can tell them much about a gun without seeing it. If that was an unusual variety, that would have also increased its price. #SAUER 1913 SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER#Incidentally, the gun that sold for $555 had a serial number less that 1,000 higher than yours, yet it had a slightly different safety catch. Maybe somebody with a better grasp of the market will post here. Collectors really don't like reblued guns, and it's expensive nowadays anyway.)Īlso, I have not been to gun shows much in recent years, so my ideas on prices are way out of date. (BTW, rebluing the gun would be a bad idea. Collectors really want guns in fine condition as the condition goes down, the price drops quickly. #SAUER 1913 SERIAL NUMBERS PLUS#I recently saw a 25 caliber Sauer Model 1913 sell on the Internet for $555 plus $20 for shipping.but it had almost all of its original finish. I can't give you any real idea of the value of your gun. It seems to have been made shortly after the end of the First World War, and it is stamped "Prussia"! That is really confusing to me. I actually have a 32 caliber Sauer Model 1913. I think there was some kind of international agreement to stamp manufactured goods with their country of origin and English was used as the international language. This one is better than most 25s in that respect because it is larger than most and you can get a better grip on it.Ĭlick to expand.Rickw79, I think sharps4590 is completely right about the "Germany" stamp. Also, guns like this have small sights and can be difficult to shoot well with. Gun collectors like these Sauer 32s and 25s, but yours seems to have little or none of its original finish left, and that reduces its value.Ģ5 caliber pistol ammunition is widely available in the US, but I would have somebody who is familiar with firearms look it over before shooting it. #SAUER 1913 SERIAL NUMBERS HOW TO#It tells you how to take them apart for cleaning, and the instructions apply to both calibers. It is mostly about the 32 caliber version, but there is a section about the 25 caliber pistols toward the end. There is a good article about these pistols here: They survived World War II and make the SIG-Sauer line of pistols today. Sauer was a high quality German manufacturer of pistols, rifles, and shotguns, although not as well-known as Walther or Mauser. The 32 caliber version came first, and was produced in larger numbers than the 25 caliber version, IIRC. A larger version of this gun was also made for 32 ammunition automatic ammunition, called 7.65mm Browning in Europe. Yours was made prior to about 1930, and uses 25 caliber automatic pistol ammunition, which is also called "25 ACP" and is known as 6.35mm Browning in Europe. Click to expand.Rickw79, what you have there is a Sauer Model 1913 automatic pistol.
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