Sauer Model 1919
J.P. Sauer & Sohn · Pistol · Discontinued · 1920
Also known as: Sauer 1919, Sauer Second Model, Sauer Selbstladepistole Modell 1919
Overview
The Sauer Model 1919 is a German blowback-operated semi-automatic vest-pocket pistol chambered in 6.35mm Browning (.25 ACP), produced by J.P. Sauer & Sohn of Suhl. A downsized adaptation of the earlier Model 1913, it retains the family's distinctive tubular slide and fixed barrel wrapped by a concentric recoil spring, feeding from a seven-round detachable magazine. Introduced around 1920 amid the interwar boom in small concealable pistols, it added extended slide serrations, a cocking indicator, and a trigger-bar safety block.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 400 g (14.1 oz) |
| Overall Length | 125 mm (4.92") |
| Barrel Length | 65 mm (2.56") |
| Height | 90 mm (3.54") |
| Action Type | Blowback |
| Firing Mechanism | Striker Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 7 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Muzzle Velocity | 230 m/s (755 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 86 J (63 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 20 m (22 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Slide Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Bakelite |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .25 ACP · primary — also known as 6.35x16mm Browning, 6.35mm Browning, .25 Auto
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety, Trigger Bar Block
- Features: Tubular Slide, Fixed Barrel, Concentric Recoil Spring, Cocking Indicator, Extended Slide Serrations
Base model
Service history
Operators
- Civilian market
Production
Production years: 1920-1930
Developed in response to Versailles-era restrictions and the vest-pocket pistol boom; serial ranges for the second-variant pistols run into the low tens of thousands
Origin
Country of origin: Germany
Designer: Fritz Zehner
Discontinued: 1930
Notes
Sometimes cataloged by collectors as the second-model or 'second variant' Sauer pocket pistol; distinguished by Bakelite grips bearing the S&S monogram in an oval.
Background
Shrunk down for the .25 ACP pocket-pistol craze of the 1920s, the Model 1919 kept the tubular-slide silhouette that had become the visual signature of Sauer's self-loaders.