An excellent example of a Luftwaffe Survival Drilling - J. P Sauer & Son M30, that was manufactured in 1942. 12-bore side by side with a 9.3x74R barrel underneath.

Issued to Luftwaffe air crews in North Africa and the Mediterranean as a survival weapon The combination of 12 gauge rifled slugs and the potent 9.3X74 rifle cartridge were capable of stopping most African game.

Sights are a gold dot front sight and a 100 meter rifle rear sight which automatically elevates when the rifle barrel is selected.

Here with its case.

The drilling's original aluminum case has a leather handle. The case has the original dark gray paint and the lid is stenciled: "Drilling M 30/mit Munition u. Zubehor" in two lines. The case interior is finished in natural aluminum with felt and wood partitions. The contents of the case are stenciled on the inside of the lid. The case contains the following items: (1) original manual entitled "Drilling M.30" dated "Ausgabe Juni 1941", (2) J. Pl Sauer pattern/specification sheet serial numbered to the drilling and dated "8 April 1942", (3) rare russet leather sling with keepers and (4) original black cardboard carton with partition for cleaning equipment that contains: three-piece wooden cleaning rod with wooden handle and brass tip, two rifle bore brushes, glass oil bottle, fiber bore and chamber brushes, cloth rifle and shotgun bore swabs, and brass patch jag.

Luftwaffe Field Marshal Herman Goering was an avid hunter and provided his air crews with the best possible equipment.

Luftwaffe eagle and swastika logo on the barrel.

Even though this is a military issue drilling, it has excellent colour case hardening.

Excellent colour case hardening.

Swastika insignia on the Luftwaffe Survival Drilling.