I have a friend who knows that I like guns (big surprise) and he wanted to know if I'd be interested in an old double rifle that he has.

He says that it is marked Sauer & Sons and "it's got two barrels next to each other" and "the hammer things".

He has no idea what it is chambered for or what size the "holes in the barrel" are. He's going to look at it and send me pictures but while I'm waiting I've looked on the net and see a lot of Sauer shotguns but no double rifles.

Were these ever made or were they all conversions?

What is the price range for big bore/small bore double rifles made by Sauer & sons?

Thanks all.


UPDATE

The guy took the gun to a dealer to get the chambering checked and called me all excited because he sold it to the dealer for $500.

He didn't understand what he did until I told him what that gun could have been worth. He told me that he was going to go back in and get his gun back. I haven't heard from him since.

just wait frank

sauer and sons made some beautyful doubles, lot of them in 9,3 calibers(72mm and 82mm)

price ranges are from 2-8,000$ depending on configuration.

best regards

peter

Tusind tak for the information, Peter.

He just messaged me that the "barrels measure 50 mm"

OMG! I've always wanted a 1.97" caliber double rifle!

Hi Fjold,
This Sauer & Sohn m/33 in a good overall condition, was up for sale recently at an auction here in Stockholm, asking price $ 2500 -wasn't sold!

The caliber is .450 B.P.E. Sauer & Sohn made quite a lot of hammer rifles in british B.P calibers.

Sounds like your friend has a junker. Please have him send it my way for proper disposal.

I'd rather have a German built back action hammer double rifle than...anything I guess.

I had a back action double rifle drilling. "Had". Wish I'd never sold it.

frank im not sure what to make of this

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Tusind tak for the information, Peter.

He just messaged me that the "barrels measure 50 mm"

OMG! I've always wanted a 1.97" caliber double rifle!

but i cant wait for the pictures that will follow, they will be almot as good as your avatar

there you go husky, i love the lines of that one.

mt al you might be in luck, i got one that got to go, due to space problems. its in 12x12x9,3x72mm. pm me if interested

best regards

peter

Update in the first post.

Fjold,
I am so sorry to hear that!
but bear in mind -you are not alone;

I missed the deal on a Belgian made boxlock .600 N.E double rifle just the same way!

The rifle was in SA.