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I appreciate all the comments and input on this thread. I have a couple of final questions as I have not yet completely pushed the button on this deal.
1. right side of receiver - shouldn't the lock screw be aligned with the hinge pin screw head? All others are.
2. the action bottom screw head seems to be slightly burred...1 & 2 seems to indicate someone has been inside the gun; hidden warts on this one perhaps?
3. shouldn't a gun of this era have been case hardened instead of blued?
I certainly appreciate any feedback and opinions on these questions.

GaryW,
Yes, the locking screw should be aligned, with the axis of the gun. What you called a "hinge pin screw head" is actually a cover plate for the hinge pin. The locking screw may just need tightening, or it may have been removed and placed in a different location. This may or may not indicate the hinge pin was replaced( to put the gun back "on face"). As far as the gun having been apart; it is well over 100 years old, and I would think it would be very unusual, if it had not been taken apart in it's lifetime. Yes it could have "warts" inside, but "warts" could have been cured in the process, also. As far as the finish is concerned, this would have been whatever was ordered by the importer. If you can find the importers adverts., you might find them helpful.
Regarding the locking screws(and others), they are usually marked on the end, to indicate which side of the action they belong on.
Mike

GaryW if you examine the locking screws they both are miss aligned and seem to stick out on the front side, I would bet they are swapped. one appears to be burred also.

Fellers, what y'all are calling locking screws are really the pins for the cocking arms, having nothing to do with the hinge pin.

Joe,
I think you are correct, but my comment above still holds true, and James's also.
Mike

You THINK Joe is correct????
NEVER known him to be incorrect
Right Gary?? You gonna buy this relic or NOT
Bring it next Tuesday
Mike

Professor Wood is never wrong about good shotguns.....
However, he is not perfect; as evidenced by his preference
for cheap, skinny cigars fitted with plastic mouthpieces.
He does occasionally indulge in a good Macanudo or Monte Cristo...when I give him one and let him pose with my gun.
I retracted my offer on the Sauer and it is probably back on Guns International for anyone who might be interested in it.
Stay tuned for the next chapter of "Acquiring pre-war German shotguns"...coming in June.

It seems like one of you is wrong about other things. One of you is wearing a Texas A&M cap, in public, no less; and the other one is associating with someone that would make that mistake.
WAR EAGLE!
Mike

I heard somewhere that them east Alabama boys ain't above ground sluicing a covey of quail on a rainy day or potting a dove off a limb.......LOL

check your PM War Eagle.......

It's hard to find a covey any more, all the old cotton fields have been planted in pine tree "orchards". The last dove shoot I went to, I shot a groundhog. It made a good gumbo for the deer camp( waste not, want not). I answered the PM.
Mike