WWII German Sauer, or just a regular Sauer?

yankytrash · July 22, 2001, 04:43 AM

I've got a nickel Sauer 7.65 (32Auto) pistol that is reportedly supposed to be a WWII bring-back. It was brought back by an American soldier who supposedly took it off a dead Nazi officer a couple weeks after D-Day. It was allowed to be brought back because of a broken trigger spring, which I have since fixed, and a broken pistol grip, which is proving impossible to find a replacement for.

It has the original leather holster and extra clip. It's riddled with Nazi insignias.

I question the origin because it has plastic grips with no Nazi insignias; although it does have the Sauer insignia. I'm no sort of gun appraiser/ gun historian/ Nazi historian. Would the plastic grips be correct for that time period? Or, for that matter, would the entire gun be correct for that time period, location, or political origin?

I'd like to know, because I found three non-Nazi Sauer 7.65's at a gunshow recently going for $300-550. They weren't nickel, had no holster nor clips, were in worse shape than mine, and were all sold by the second day of the show.

Steven Mace · July 22, 2001, 12:17 PM

Yankytrash, Sauer has been using plastic grips since at least 1913 beginning with the Model 1913 Pocket Automatic. Hope this helps!

Steve Mace

July 22, 2001, 04:43 AM	#1
yankytrash Senior Member Join Date: April 17, 2001 Location: Farnham, Va Posts: 2,183	WWII German Sauer, or just a regular Sauer? I've got a nickel Sauer 7.65 (32Auto) pistol that is reportedly supposed to be a WWII bring-back. It was brought back by an American soldier who supposedly took it off a dead Nazi officer a couple weeks after D-Day. It was allowed to be brought back because of a broken trigger spring, which I have since fixed, and a broken pistol grip, which is proving impossible to find a replacement for. It has the original leather holster and extra clip. It's riddled with Nazi insignias. I question the origin because it has plastic grips with no Nazi insignias; although it does have the Sauer insignia. I'm no sort of gun appraiser/ gun historian/ Nazi historian. Would the plastic grips be correct for that time period? Or, for that matter, would the entire gun be correct for that time period, location, or political origin? I'd like to know, because I found three non-Nazi Sauer 7.65's at a gunshow recently going for $300-550. They weren't nickel, had no holster nor clips, were in worse shape than mine, and were all sold by the second day of the show.

July 22, 2001, 12:17 PM	#2
Steven Mace Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 1999 Location: Clifton, Colorado USA Posts: 724	Yankytrash, Sauer has been using plastic grips since at least 1913 beginning with the Model 1913 Pocket Automatic. Hope this helps! Steve Mace __________________ After today, its all historical