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Looks to be pre-WWI but the marks will narrow the scope. Looks to be a Modell V or a spruced up Modell II?










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The Serial number is 36542.
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That you put it circa 1888 - 1889.

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Thank You, Raimey:
I am grateful for your assistance: It appears whoever the Damascus barrel maker was, was NOT Leupold Bernard.
That solves one puzzle for me.
The man who sold it to us was not a "kid;" his uncle may have brought it back from WW1. (I will never know)
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I'm curious if there are any marks on the underside of the tubes forward of the flats & aft of the forend hanger? Like HUF, etc.?

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Yes; several marks on both barrels. They are barely visible, and I have gone to the internet to "German Proof Marks" attempting to see if any of them possibly match. (Without much luck)
"CAL" is clear, but then.....I can't read anything after that.
There appears to be a stamp of a man standing, but not really clear. There are Two "Crowns" on the flats, side by side, one larger than the other.
There is a mark on both which says "SO" Also, on the between the barrels bottom rib, there is a "S" which looks like a Sauer "S" on "modern" guns.


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CAl 181(mm) would have been one stamp. The 2 Crowns denote quality(high) & shooting performance(pattern tested).

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Here's a thread on the Large & Small Crowns:

http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbt...true#Post172178

May take a bit of time to sift thru.

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Sauer Hammergun with 182 S Bern 115 on each tube


Large & Small Crowns on flats & water table

Sam, your marks should resemble some of the above.

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I see the SO on the tubes and some Script L? adjacent to a Script H and some numbers. I'll have to smoke it over a bit closer.

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