Sauer & Sohn
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J. P. Sauer und Sohn GmbH (Sauer & Sohn) is a German
manufacturer of firearms. Founded in 1751 in Suhl
, Thuringia
, Sauer & Sohn is the oldest firearms manufacturer still active in Germany. The company's production remained there for two centuries, before relocating to Eckernförde
in 1951. The move was precipitated by the fall of Nazi Germany, as the German military was responsible for the majority of the company's sales.
Sauer & Sohn has manufactured both handguns and long arms, including pistols, rifles, and shotguns. Of particular note is the company's Sauer 38H
, the first mass-produced semiautomatic pistol to feature a cocking/decocking lever.
Sauer & Sohn often collaborates with Swiss Arms AG
(formerly SIG Arms AG
) since the mid-1970s in the design and manufacture of semi-automatic pistols branded as "SIG-Sauer". Prior to this, a previous collaboration with Weatherby
(1958 - early 1970s) was the mass production of their Mark V hunting rifles. They are also well known for their hunting rifles.
JP Sauer & Sohn Gmbh is also a manufacturer of high pressure air & gas compressors.
Some of the pistols designed and manufactured in collaboration with Swiss Arms AG:
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
manufacturer of firearms. Founded in 1751 in Suhl
Suhl
- Geography :Suhl sits on the south edge of the Suhler Scholle, an upthrust granite complex that is streaked by numerous dikes. This is part of the Ruhla-Schleusingen Horst that defines the southwest side of the Thuringian Forest...
, Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
, Sauer & Sohn is the oldest firearms manufacturer still active in Germany. The company's production remained there for two centuries, before relocating to Eckernförde
Eckernförde
Eckernförde is a German city in Schleswig-Holstein, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde at the Baltic Sea near Kiel. The population is about 23,000.All German submarines are stationed in Eckernförde....
in 1951. The move was precipitated by the fall of Nazi Germany, as the German military was responsible for the majority of the company's sales.
Sauer & Sohn has manufactured both handguns and long arms, including pistols, rifles, and shotguns. Of particular note is the company's Sauer 38H
Sauer 38H
The Sauer 38H or often just H was a small semi-automatic pistol made in Nazi Germany from 1938 until just after the end of World War II by J. P. Sauer & Sohn, then based in Suhl, Germany. The "H" in the model number denotes "hammerless"—the pistol uses an internal hammer.-Development:Sauer...
, the first mass-produced semiautomatic pistol to feature a cocking/decocking lever.
Sauer & Sohn often collaborates with Swiss Arms AG
Swiss Arms
SAN Swiss Arms AG is a Swiss manufacturer of small arms. It was known as SIG Arms AG before 2000 when it was acquired by the German investors Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier from parent company Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft .-Products:...
(formerly SIG Arms AG
Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft
Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft , or SIG, is the former name of SIG Holding AG, a Swiss company that has been active in various businesses during its more than 150 years of operation. Since the year 2000 the Society has undergone strategic refocus, concentrating on its core compentence in...
) since the mid-1970s in the design and manufacture of semi-automatic pistols branded as "SIG-Sauer". Prior to this, a previous collaboration with Weatherby
Weatherby
Weatherby, Inc. is an American gun manufacturer founded in 1945 by Roy Weatherby. The company is best known for its high-powered magnum cartridges, such as the .257 Weatherby Magnum and the .460 Weatherby Magnum...
(1958 - early 1970s) was the mass production of their Mark V hunting rifles. They are also well known for their hunting rifles.
JP Sauer & Sohn Gmbh is also a manufacturer of high pressure air & gas compressors.
Some of the pistols designed and manufactured in collaboration with Swiss Arms AG:
- SIG P226SIG P226The SIG P226 is a full-sized, service-type pistol made by SIG Sauer. It is chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .357 SIG, and .22 Long Rifle. It is essentially the same basic design of the SIG P220, but developed to use higher capacity, staggered-column magazines in place of the...
- SIG ProSIG ProThe SIG Pro is a series of semi-automatic pistols developed and manufactured jointly by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft and J. P. Sauer & Sohn...
series of pistol (recently adopted by French police)