C&R · II · 331
J.P. Sauer & Sohn pistols, before 1946
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 11 ↗
J. P. Sauer & Sohn, semiautomatic pistols mfd. at Suhl, Germany prior to 1946, all models, any cal.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. at Suhl”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1945 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “prior to 1946”
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
GermanyBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- J.P. Sauer & Sohn, SuhlBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- Any caliberBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- Before 1946Basis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 11 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “7.65mm Roth–Sauer” ↗, years: Roth–Sauer pistol made by J.P. Sauer & Sohn in Suhl, infobox production date 1905 to 1910 (the Sauer article's timeline claims a first Sauer pistol in 1898, unconfirmed); ATF limits the entry at prior to 1946
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 2 changes · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passYears: 1913–1945 → 1905–1945. The Roth–Sauer pistol was made by Sauer from 1905, before the Model 1913
- Image review: article images and reference linksReference article: Sauer & Sohn → none. Sauer & Sohn is about the J. P. Sauer & Sohn company (lead image is its logo), not these pistols
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Sauer & Sohn M1913 Pistol 01.jpg” by Armémuseum, CC BY 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.