JP Sauer CE 42

[DWM1915]

Picked this up sometime back and finally got around to getting some pictures of it. I thought it an interesting variation of CE 42 production at JPS with the walnut stock, there have been a handful of these reported in the “S” and “T” blocks of 42 but not a lot of them and I couldn’t find one posted here prior. The stock turned out a bit more interesting than I realized when I bought it, the takedown disc is e/214 proofed (used early at JPS) and it has the cleaning rod nut under the rear band, so it’s fitted for a 10.5” rod rather than a 12”. All matching, several components, including the receiver, look to be Walther provided with e/359 proofs. Barrel is in house JPS with the “CE D“ code and a couple e/37 proofs. Nice example I think, curious if anyone else has one of these with a walnut stock to compare or even seen one.

Thanks, Nick

 

[DWM1915]

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[DWM1915]

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[Guillaume d'Orange]

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Hi, interesting rifle, have you checked if the cleaning rod nut (inside the stock channel) has any eagle stamp ?

 

[bruce98k]

Was the stock originally fabricated for a cupped buttplate or was it modified?
Interesting rifle especially with the provision for the short rod.

 

[mauser99]

Ive had this one in hand and I was the fellow who noticed this anomaly. Im not sure if the others have been noted or inspected ? Interesting enough as its early with factory proofs for the 42 period.
The discs and cleaning rod installed during an earlier period then finally used later. The butt plate I did have off and the stock isnt marked and it looked factory done and Im pretty sure I was the first to have it off. Factory serial # inside 100% as was the H.G. Im sure Nick can provide photos of the stock under the butt plate.

As with MO but far less frequent JPS must have used these as a filler when lamiate supply was low or just used them up ?

 

[flynaked]

I’ve seen exactly three, all 1944 though, and the only one I saw apart was a 10.5” rod. This is the first 42 I’ve seen, thank you for sharing it.

 

[joryfreeburg]

That’s a cool rifle Nick. Congrats. I love that stock

 

[DWM1915]

Thanks guys, it's an interesting one, and thanks Clay for the info on the one's you've seen, interesting at least one had a 10.5" rod. Of course I had it for several months before I brought it to the Allentown Show for Show and Tell with Mauser99 and never noticed the short cleaning rod or stock disc proof, and he noticed both almost immediately, lol. Grabbed a few pics of the stock with the buttplate removed, tried to get from all sides.

nick

 

[bruce98k]

My gut tells me that this is a factory modification of an earlier stock with a lot of hand tooling.
That earlier stock would have been routed for the flat buttplate. Never seems to amaze me how
anal some of the manufacturers were. Mauser Berlin released flat butt stocks well into 1943.

Very interesting rifle...I give it a "green star".....that was my favorite in 1st grade.