What are the important technical details that characterize this gun. It is listed at $1195, but these pawn shop guys are well known to me, they will come 20%, like clockwork.Īre there any red flags on this vintage and model? There are a few dents on the plastic butt plate, probably from sitting around on it's butt. The butt plate is plastic, marked 'Sauer' with the logo. I found no major dents, one small pressure mark right of the safety, no cracks, no rust. There is engraving present around the action, sort of simple scroll work, it didn't seem especially artful, looked a little mass produced in that department but I am not rich either. It's a beautiful gun, nice skip line checkering, double triggers, the case colors on the action are very bright, nice velvety matt finish on the barrels, glossy finish on the wood, shadow line cheek piece. If I recall correctly the serial number was in the 24 thousand range, not positive on that. I found matching numbers on the 3 main parts. I ask the shop technician to take it apart for me. The joints and hinges still seem tight and a little stiff, like they have been barely used since it left the factory. If I was classifying a revolver or a rifle I would say a solid 98%, although I don't know if my system for rating condition translates to shotguns: no more than a few handling marks. It looks to have been fired, there is some slight sign of this on the recoil shield in the action, but otherwise it looks very clean. I will hopefully take another look shortly and get some photos. The first gun to really attract my interest is a Sauer Royal 12 ga from 1963 in excellent condition. So, I have been casually browsing my local pawn shops to see what gets my attention. Other than having owned a few 870s thru the years, I am a shotgun novice. My knowledge in this area is stridently underdeveloped.

I have been thinking at least one nice shotgun should be added, for posterity of course. I have a small collections of nice guns, S&W revolvers and european sporting rifles. Hello and thanks in advance for any help you may be able to offer.

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