

And are by no means a genuine Sauer & Sohn.ġ948 VEB Fortuna is founded on the remains of Sauer & Sohn Suhlġ951 VEB Fortuna is amalgamated with VEB Mewa Ernst Thälmann. So all guns branded Sauer, Vorm Sauer, Sauer & Sohn that is made in Suhl after 1947 are not made by Sauer - they are made by Fortuna or Thälmann.

Most of the machinery is sent to Sestorosk to form the basis of the factory who’s production we today know as Baikal. Sauer & Sohn Eckernförde 1951 to 2000ġ945 Hans Sauer continues production under Soviet occupation.ġ946 Sauer & Sohh Suhl makes 9500 guns for hunting, all exported/confiscated by Soviet.ġ947 Sauer & Sohn Suhl is expropriated by the Soviet military administration SMath. 36 and 37 Kipplaufbüchse is introducedġ937 the company is controlled by Hans Sauer and Rolf Sauer.ġ939-1945 military production, from 1943 all production is controlled by military command. 33 Bockbüchsflinte / over and under is introducedġ936 Mod. 32 lightweight drilling, a somewhat simplified version of the drilling m/30 is introduced due to the harsh economical times. 31 Bockbüchsflinte / over and under is introduced.ġ932 Mod. 30 Light steel drilling is introduced.ġ931 Mod. Essen.ġ894 Franz Sauer runs the company and once again the company opens a display room and smaller workshop in Berlin.ġ900 the shop in Berlin moves to Jägerstrasse 59-60.ġ905 Franz son Hans Sauer joins the company.ġ912 Suhl Proofhaus change to a crowned N in April 1912.ġ913 the company opens a display room and smaller workshop in Hamburg, Brandstwiete 28.ġ918 and the years after the war the company is down on it knees and makes typewriters and bikes, temporarily the company is moved to Thüringen and once again starts to develop sporting guns.ġ920 the company sticks to sporting guns since all military production is forbidden, the company moves back to Suhl.ġ930 Mod. Special Gewehr Laufstahl, Fried.Krupp A.G. Sauer introduce Krupp Special steel in four different types:Ģ. Rudolf and Franz Sauer is the only shareholders and runs the company.ġ891 patent 60492 for extractor a breech loading gun, and the first patent for expanding bullets. Together with Friedrich Krupp Sauer develops special steel for barrels.ġ882 The first catalogue is produced. A display room was opened in Berlin Franzsicherstrasse 40-41.ġ881 Patent for the invention of the three barreled gun (the drilling).ġ881 the Sauer company presents a unique SBS rifle that should be a landmark for all modern double rifles for smokeless powder. Up to then this was the largest order in the history of Sauerġ880 the company slowly shifted focus from military production to civilian production due to lack of military orders. Sauer moved to Steinweg 37 in Suhlġ870 Sauer wins a order on 150 000 rifles for the German army. Under 1880 to 1890 some guns was made under the name L. Sturm Suhl" existed.ġ873 Rudolf and Franz Sauer starts again the comapny J.P. SAUER & SOHN" and Lorenz Sauer joins the company.ġ849 the company was divided between Sauer and Spangenberg famlilies and for some time the company "Spangenberg, Sauer u. The company 1815 handed over to Johann-Gottlob Sauer, who in his turn handed the firm to Paul Sauer and Ferdinand Spangenberg 1835ġ839 the company changed name to Spangenberg & Sauer after Ferdinand Spangenberg and Johann Paul Sauer.ġ840 the company changed the name to "J. In the beginning the company only worked with military contracts, but a smaller amount of civilian weapons was made.ġ774 the company was run by Lorenz Sauer and J.S. Sauer & Sohn Suhl was founded 1751 by Lorenz Sauer in Suhl.

Sauer & Sohn history in short Sauer & Sohn Suhl 1751 to 1947 Please - no questions about your old guns
