I read in one of the military book club articles that the Luftwaffe shotguns were a drilling - vierling,Ja? and were 12 gauge with a std. Mauser 8x57 chambering- apparently they were carried in a aluminum survival case containing ammo and cleaning supplies, in case the pilot or crew member had to jump- I am sure several came back home in GI duffle bags-saw one on GUN LIST within past year- asking strong 4 figures with the case. I saw a Sauer und Sohn 12 ga. side-by last week at a small gun shop- top bolt and Purdey double underbites- cheek piece (for a righty) and sling swivels- DT and ejectors- and cocking indicators on the frame "boss" area- both sides of course-believe 28 and a fraction barrels- (metric) very nice weapon- didn't get proof mark data or serial number- shop owner said he checked serial numbers on a chart and determined it was pre-WW11 in mfg. in Suhl I believe. Very nice shotgun-although the sling swivels and the check piece- for a drilling with the rifle underbarrel- yes- but for a straight shotgun, not exactly my "cup of tea" or "mug of Steinhagen lager either" to each his own I guess-all in all, a fine shotgun. RWTF
