Maker
J.P. Sauer & Sohn
Founded 1751 — the oldest recorded gun maker in Germany.
- City
- Suhl
- Rarity
- 1/5 · Common
- Est. production
- 23,000
- Founded
- 1751
- In the book
- Pages 239–242
- SA Group stamps
- BO, Fr, Mi, Sa, Wf
- Types
- Early, Röhm inscription
Founded in Suhl in 1751 by Lorenz Sauer, J.P. Sauer & Sohn is the oldest recorded gun maker in Germany. In 1840 the owner Johann Paul and his son Lorenz created the name and trademark J.P. Sauer & Sohn. By 1938 about 1,450 people worked for the company, and by 1941 Sauer was, after Mauser, one of the most important makers of the Karabiner 98k. Sauer also produced the MP43/StG 44 alongside Haenel, and in 1922 even the Fortuna typewriter.
