Interesting finish, Simson

mrerick · 01-12-2019, 06:29 PM

Rich, They were made by Simson & Sons in Suhl until they were dismantled (a Jewish firm) in about 1933-1934.

Only 12,000 made in that period.

The tooling and gauges were removed to Krieghoff where production continued until the war's end.

It one of them worth more as a "Shooter"? I bought mine as a shooter because it had been salt blue refinished. It's the only Luger I've had restored. I paid a mid-range shooter price for it before doing the restoration.

01-12-2019, 06:29 PM	#7
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,376 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	Rich, They were made by Simson & Sons in Suhl until they were dismantled (a Jewish firm) in about 1933-1934. Only 12,000 made in that period. The tooling and gauges were removed to Krieghoff where production continued until the war's end. It one of them worth more as a "Shooter"? I bought mine as a shooter because it had been salt blue refinished. It's the only Luger I've had restored. I paid a mid-range shooter price for it before doing the restoration. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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