Fox Collectors

I thought I would share a few pictures of a wonderful little grouse gun of mine. My grandpa bought this Sauer from a widow 70 or 80 years ago. I’d like to think that he enjoyed many Fall days strolling through the woods of Michigan, proudly carrying this fine gun. I’ll never know, but let’s just imagine that it harvested plenty of grouse back in the “good old days”.

The serial number shows that it was manufactured in 1907. You’ll notice that someone converted it to an “Infallible” single trigger which I believe was first introduced in 1910. This gun is a 12 ga., with 26” barrels and weighs only 6 lbs., 5 oz. Chokes are .015” and .025”. Hopefully I’ll collect a woodcock or grouse with it next Fall.

Nice gun Jeff. Those early Sauers are great guns.

That is a nice gun Jeff,

hope you can add to the memories attached to that special gun!

lovely shotgun ,thanks for sharing. would enjoy seeing others in your collection from time to time,regards fred

Beautiful Sauer! Bobby

Jeff S wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:22 am I thought I would share a few pictures of a wonderful little grouse gun of mine. My grandpa bought this Sauer from a widow 70 or 80 years ago. I’d like to think that he enjoyed many Fall days strolling through the woods of Michigan, proudly carrying this fine gun. I’ll never know, but let’s just imagine that it harvested plenty of grouse back in the “good old days”.

Jeff,

Absolutely, carry it with pride and reverence as a tribute to your grandfather as he would have done in the Michigan woods those many years ago. I'm sure you will sense something special. You are very fortunate.

Bill

There's not many things more special than receiving your Grandad's gun, and what a nice example! Congratulations.

Jeff that's a beautiful gun. I love the round knob grip, and that is a really nice stick of wood. I have never seen an Infallible Trigger in person, is that the barrel selector on the top tang next to the top lever?

Jeff,

I've seen many a Sauer that have that "Foxish" look to them from 20 paces. That one does also. It's all in the contours of the frame. I realize the internals are completely different.

Would it be a heresy to say that maybe Ansley took inspiration from Sauer back in the day?

Especially after dropping the pin gun recess to quiet Parker?

Anybody else ever have this notion?

yes Roger i was thinking the same thing, regards fred

Yes Roger, that’s the selection button. Also, there is just a hint of schnabel on the forearm.

Amazingly well made guns. They are however a bugger to get apart. Need those thin thin European type screw drivers to get them apart. PS. Brownells sells them btw.

Nice family heirloom!! I wonder if one forging company provided frames to a number of European gunmakers back in the day. Simpsons, some Merkels, guns from a number of smaller makers in Austria and the various southeastern European principalities as well as my Husqvarna Model 310s have a striking resemblance. The Husqvarna Model 310s with their intercepting sears have some screws in different location.

Could be. I love those pre-war Simsons. Very nice! Here’s my 1923 Simson.

beautiful shotguns Dave and Jeff,do the side clips on simpson actually aid in lock up. thanks in advance, fred ps another single trigger.do you prefer single or double triggers?