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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  GERMAN PISTOL SAUER MODEL 38(H) 7.65MM
Maker/Manufacturer:	SAUER, J.P.
Date of Manufacture:	C 1945
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 1010
Measurements:	OL: 15.8CM 6 1/4" BL: 8.2CM 3 1/4"

Object Description:

GERMAN PISTOL SAUER MODEL 38(H) 7.65MM
Manufactured by Sauer & Sohn, Suhl, Germany - Standard semi-automatic double-action pistol. Blowback-operated, striker-fired. Fixed blade front, adjustable U-notch rear sight. 4-groove rifling, right hand twist. 8-round detachable box magazine fed. Blued with black composition grips. Weapon weighs approximately 25.4 ounces. Weapon probably a very late WWII production. No magazine. Lacks manual safety in slide. Missing left grip.

Markings:
Grip: 1A in circle inside grip.
Safety: H.

Weapon transferred to the Springfield Armory Museum from the Aberdeen Museum on 8 March 1960.

References:
Hogg, Ian. GERMAN HANDGUNS: THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS OF GERMANY, 1869 TO THE PRESENT. Stackpole Books. Mechanicsburg, Pa. 2001.