SOLD EXCEPTIONAL & EXCEEDINGLY RARE J.P. SAUER MODEL 1926 “EXPORT MODEL” 7.65MM PISTOL,”THE MISSING LINK”, FULL MINT CRISP RIG! STUNNING GEM!

In 98%+ mint crisp, just stunning gemlike condition, we have an exceedingly rare and very important example of the J.P. Sauer Model 1926 “Export Model” 7.65m/m Pistol that is fully rigged out with a very rare holster and spare mag.  This is exactly as it came back as a WWII war trophy, and it is just an exquisitely nice rig!!!  This highly elusive pistol is considered to be the transitional bridge model between the Model 1913 series and the Model 1929/30/Behorden series. It is currently estimated that less than 2,000 were ever manufactured by Sauer and they are almost unknown in this country, certainly less than 10 are even known to be in private collections.  This is by far the finest know example to exist.  

In spite of being called the Export Model, most of these 2,000 or so pistols were probably sold in Germany, with some sold in Holland and also to the NKVD in the Soviet Union, where they have turned up.   This example is all matching with a mint bore and almost all of the iridescent fire blue.    The noticeable differences from this model and the 1913 series are the oval trigger guard, the beefed up slide with additional knurling ahead of the cocking knob and the improved safety.  This pistol is truly the “missing link” in almost all J.P. Sauer Pistol collections.  They just do not exist are are never offered up for sale in any condition let alone this nice.  To find such a rare pistol in such fine condition is a significant get.