Redesigned in 1938 as a Sauer 38H pistol, the weapon was presented to Nazi officials and often featured custom engraving, ivory grips, and gold inlay. Later identified by police as a 7.65 mm Sauer & Sohn pistol, the firearm is considered rare among collectors. “This type of weapon was being produced in Germany before World War II. The Sauer Model 1913 was standard issue for prewar German police forces and was revolutionary as it could be fired without the magazine in place.
SAUER MODEL 1913 SERIAL NUMBERS
“The gun is heavily corroded and its serial numbers cannot be read. Initial pyrotechnic reconnaissance indicated that the weapon was loaded and had a magazine attached, possibly with ammunition.
“Officers determined that it was a Sauer brand pistol. Ī standard issue German police semi-automatic, the weapon dating back to 1913 was fully loaded and was found lying under thick layers of soot.Ī police spokesman said: “The man told the policemen that he had found it while cleaning the attic, more precisely in a smokehouse in the chimney that had not been used for years. Identified by police as a 7.65 mm Sauer & Sohn pistol, the firearm is considered rare among collectors. The 72-year-old man in the small town of Górowo Iławeckie, 90km east of Elbląg, had been cleaning out his attic when he stumbled upon the pistol in his chimney’s smokehouse. A 72-year-old man in the small town of Górowo Iławeckie, 90km east of Elbląg, had been cleaning out his attic when he stumbled upon the semi-automatic pistol in his chimney’s smokehouse.Ī rare, fully loaded pre-war pistol later adapted for the use of Nazi Germany has been found in a pensioner’s old chimney in northeast Poland.
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