repair question on JP Sauer & Sohn

HooPharted

HooPharted

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picked this up a while back , for years i use to scarf up old deer slayers and bring them back , thats what funded my collecting , so like i said a few years ago i went into one of my LGS's i seen this stepped barrel on one of the racks and the old juices started flowing , i had gotten out of the German game easily 10-15 years , walk over and its a all matched 1936 S/147 , bolt , bolt parts , receiver , barrel ,trigger guard , floor plate , follower , all match ,no barrel bands ,floor plate and trigger guard were reserialed with the original SN lined through and it carries the last two digits of the receiver/barrel SN ,its a "g'' block 3 digit serial range its sitting in a vintage Boyds sporter stock , all the font seems to match with the "1" looking almost as a "7" so i do not believe anything nefarious with the piece or i would have kept walking

never noticed until the other day i had it out popping a few over the weekend that the handguard retaining clip was cut off ,never really gave it much mind to restore it as i sold off all my spare stocks and such years ago and kept it for a throw back plinker ,so never really over scrutinized what it would take , has anyone had any success in the retainer clip repair and if so how did you do it

i will take some pics and try to get them up today , i have the day off
 
Recently there was a thread here showing how a hg lip was cut off one sight sleeve & welded to another (with a zf41 mount on it) and resoldered onto the original rifle, quite nicely done. Were it my project, I’d unsolder both front & rear bases, replace the rear sleeve, use the leaf & ramp from the original rear sight assembly (w/matching serial #) resolder both bases. One could get another sleeve & cut the lip off, then transplant it alone, but I think the results would come out better through the first method.
 
I considered the cut off method , the weld would be covered by the handguard , I'm not confident on the resoldering especially the front sight

In order to do so you would need to dress the metal in order to ensure a good bond , in turn wiping the patina away leaving a obvious and unsightly blotch
 
If the sights are sufficiently attached now, I'm pretty sure they'd stick back on without much dressing. (or even additional flux)
"I believe" that the screws that 'secure' each sight base sit in a spot drilled divot made at time of manufacture, then soldered in place. If no divot is present on the rifle in question, a center punch would work to mark the location, a 'paint stripper' (industrial hair drier) gun has enough heat to melt the solder, & less risk of overheating the barrel than with a torch. (IMO) I don't claim that there's no risk of leaving witness marks, but we're talking about doing this to a rescue, not an all matching rifle in original wood. A smith with experience in soldered sights might be a good person to consult. I'd set it up on a milling machine to ensure alignment of the sights.
 
i dont think im going to mess with it , i took pictures but for some reason it wouldnt xfer from camera to computer , spent an hour trouble shooting , think i have it fixed but have to retake the pics , while taking the pics i noticed the rear sight "slide" and bolt "release lever" do not match , the rear sight base and leaf do match , the bolt matches the rifle right down to the firing pin , im about to go run a errand , i have the day off , i will retake pics and hopefully i fixed the issue and will get them up
 
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