I recently acquired a Sauer 38H that my grandfather apparently brought home from Germany after WWII. It's an earlier model, sn353461. It has the slide-mounted safety lever and Sauer & Sohn engraving. I'm trying make sense of the markings...
It has an Eagle over X (?) and C on the trigger guard, eagle over N under the serial number, eagle over N on the barrel and eagle over N on the slide. There is an eagle over star stamped into the holster. There are no markings besides the caliper and S&S logo on the magazines.
Engraved freehand on the slide is "M7542". This is stamped in ink under the holster flap...three times. "7542" is also handwritten in ink inside the holster...as is my grandfather's name and serial number.
Aside from my grandfather's info, I'm uncertain the meaning of the other markings. Can anyone help me to learn what they all mean?
Thanks in advance.
Dan
It has an Eagle over X (?) and C on the trigger guard, eagle over N under the serial number, eagle over N on the barrel and eagle over N on the slide. There is an eagle over star stamped into the holster. There are no markings besides the caliper and S&S logo on the magazines.
Engraved freehand on the slide is "M7542". This is stamped in ink under the holster flap...three times. "7542" is also handwritten in ink inside the holster...as is my grandfather's name and serial number.
Aside from my grandfather's info, I'm uncertain the meaning of the other markings. Can anyone help me to learn what they all mean?
Thanks in advance.
Dan