hawes business

anderslam2 · September 30, 2005, 09:06 PM

well my dad has bought an old chief marshall .357 made by hawes for $20 at a garage sale and it has been harder than we have thought to find a cylinder for it.

it says the companies in LA california and under it, it says made in germany.
from what i have heard it is a fairly old gun and the company may be out of business.

my email is [email protected]

T. O'Heir · October 1, 2005, 12:40 AM

"...out of business..." Yep. 20 years ago. Made by J.P. Sauer & Sohn in Eckemforde Germany, but long gone. Not that old, but likely not worth hunting for a cylinder. It's a $20 paper weight.

Dfariswheel · October 1, 2005, 12:43 AM

Hawes is LONG since out of business.
The were located in Van Nuyes California.

The gun was actually made by JP Sauer & Sohn, in Eckernforde, Germany.

Frankly, finding a Hawes/Sauer cylinder is going to be VERY difficult. None of the big parts houses have any cylinders in stock.

About the only advice I can offer is to see if you can get a good pistolsmith to try to fit a cylinder from one of the modern Italian made single actions.

Honestly, this will likely be more expensive than the gun is worth.

September 30, 2005, 09:06 PM	#1
anderslam2 Junior Member Join Date: September 30, 2005 Location: marsing, idaho Posts: 1	hawes business well my dad has bought an old chief marshall .357 made by hawes for $20 at a garage sale and it has been harder than we have thought to find a cylinder for it. it says the companies in LA california and under it, it says made in germany. from what i have heard it is a fairly old gun and the company may be out of business. my email is [email protected]

October 1, 2005, 12:40 AM	#2
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	"...out of business..." Yep. 20 years ago. Made by J.P. Sauer & Sohn in Eckemforde Germany, but long gone. Not that old, but likely not worth hunting for a cylinder. It's a $20 paper weight.

October 1, 2005, 12:43 AM	#3
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,478	Hawes is LONG since out of business. The were located in Van Nuyes California. The gun was actually made by JP Sauer & Sohn, in Eckernforde, Germany. Frankly, finding a Hawes/Sauer cylinder is going to be VERY difficult. None of the big parts houses have any cylinders in stock. About the only advice I can offer is to see if you can get a good pistolsmith to try to fit a cylinder from one of the modern Italian made single actions. Honestly, this will likely be more expensive than the gun is worth.