Spring 2026 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction
February 26th, February 27th, February 28th, and March 1st, 2026
This auction will feature an outstanding collection of items spanning multiple categories including Modern, Military, Sporting, & Antique firearms & militaria! Below is just a small grouping of select highlights from the massive offering to be featured in this upcoming sale!
VERY FINE JP SAUER MODEL 30 LUFTWAFFE SURVIVAL DRILLING WITH CASE AND INSTRUCTION BOOK
25-4259
Cal. 12 Ga. 2-1/2″/9.3x74R
S# 334588.
The German Luftwaffe took good care of its flight crews and provided this high quality combination gun as a survival weapon in case of a crash. A good number were brought to America by returning servicemen after WWII. This very fine “as found” example is of standard configuration with 25-5/8″ barrel set fitted with full length matted rib holding pop up rear and silver bead front sights. Rifle caliber is engraved on milled out portion of rib. Krupp Steel information is on tops of barrels and maker’s name and address are around breech ends. A Luftwaffe eagle is stamped on side of right barrel. Barrel flats are stamped with February 1941 commercial nitro proofs for 12 Ga. 65mm chambers and 9.3x74R rifle cartridge. Bottom barrel is also stamped with Sauer SSU logo and Waffenanpt LZA (eagle) depot “2” is on bottom of rear lump. Sauer caveman logo is on bottom of front lump. Case hardened blitz action with side safety, rifle selector on top tang, pin cocking indicators on top, cross bolt third fastener, side clips and double triggers (front set) is lightly scroll engraved. Both sides are marked “JP SAUER & SOHN, SUHL”. Bottom of action is marked with “SSU” logo. Rear of top tang is engraved “W.St.”. Case hardened steel trigger guard with some scroll on bow has S# on tang. Steel capped pistol grip buttstock made of very dense, nicely stump figured European walnut measures 14″ over original “SSU” logo hard rubber buttplate. Stock features small right hand cheekpiece, sling loop matching that found of bottom of barrel, and point pattern checkering at grip. Right side of stock near butt is lightly stamped with Luftwaffe flying eagle holding a swastika. Matching splinter forend has Deeley release. MEASUREMENTS: BBLS: Bore Diameter: L .720. R .720. Restriction: L .33 (full). R .029 (Imod). Wall thickness: L .030. R .029. STOCK: DAH: 2-1/2″. DAC: 1-1/2″. CAST: about 1/4″ off. LOP: 14″. WEIGHT: 7 lb. 8 oz. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: gun is housed in it’s original field gray painted aluminum case with two latch closure and leather strap handle. Top of case is black painted “Drilling M30” “mit Muniton u. Zubehor” “ce”. Interior with felt gaskets and wood partitions has list of original contents stenciled on left side of lid. Case presently contains small brown instruction book marked “Drilling M30” “Ausgabe Juni 1941”.
STATUS: CURIO
