Thanks very much for the link and information Jeff and Ken.
Just a quick clarification. Patent 505006 is incredible in that the barrels and ribs are "radial dovetailed" together, if you will (check Google Patent for a nice drawing). It was even used on drillings to lock all three barrels together mechanically at the breech negating the need for silver soldering. As Jeff noted, it must have been very expensive to produce and not many are seen.
It would be great to see the serial number and proof marks on the Sauer-Charles Daly at Safari (and compare it to it's bigger brother, a Sauer 12, which I own). Sauer seemed very protective of their brand and usually marked their guns plainly somewhere on the action and barrels. Given the number of counterfeits I have seen over the years, that's understandable. Many sellers today also advertise "Sauers" which have never seen the inside of the factory on the Aue.
Never say never with German guns.
C.
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