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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  GERMAN PISTOL SAUER MODEL 1930 7.65MM SN# 215639
Maker/Manufacturer:	SAUER, J.P.
Date of Manufacture:	C 1935
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 1005
Measurements:	OL: 14.6CM 5 3/4" BL: 7.6CM 3"

Object Description:

GERMAN PISTOL SAUER MODEL 1930 7.65MM SN# 215639
Manufactured by J.P. Sauer & Sohn, Suhl, Germany - Standard Sauer Model 1930 semi-automatic pistol. Blowback-operated, striker-fired. Blued finish with black composition grips. Fixed sights. 7-round detachable box magazine fed. 6-groove rifling, right hand twist. Muzzle velocity 900 fps. Weapon weighs approximately 21.9 oz. Slide, barrel and magazine welded to frame. Missing main spring cover. AKA: Behorden Model.

Markings:
Frame: 215639. Right side: Crown/N.
Slide: J.P. SAUER & SOHN, SUHL, logo, CAL. 7.65. Right side: PATENT..
Grips: CAL. 7.65MM/S&S in circle.
Magazine: S&S CAL. 7 (rest is obscured by weld).

Weapon transferred to the Museum from Ft. Myer (4th MP Detachment) 9 May 1961.

Notes: "This blowback pistol, used by military and civil police in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, is sometimes referred to as the 'Behorden' ('Authorities') model. It is generally the same as the 1913 pattern (the so-called 'Old Model') with a more rounded butt and a redesigned trigger mechanism. The breechblock is a separate unit held in the rear of the slide and retained by a large knurled cap. A signal pin is fitted in the breechblock which protrudes through the rear of the cap when a cartridge is chambered, and some models were equipped with a tiny 'grip safety' fitted into the front surface of the trigger." - Hogg & Weeks

References:
Hogg, Ian V. John S. Weeks. MILITARY SMALL ARMS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. 7th Ed. Krause Publications. Iola, Wi. 2000.
Hogg, Ian. GERMAN HANDGUNS: THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS OF GERMANY, 1869 TO THE PRESENT. Stackpole Books. Mechanicsburg, Pa. 2001.