Simson Serial Number chart UPDATE 5-30-2026 (see last posting)

Edward Tinker · 01-01-2015, 07:52 PM

Updated 12-26-2015

updated 8-3-16

from 632 observed to 645 observed Simson's.

updated 1 April 2017

Updated 1-20-2018

DonVoigt · 01-21-2018, 09:41 AM

Thanks for keeping the list up to date, much appreciated.

Edward Tinker · 04-12-2020, 05:49 PM

updated

last year number 704 on listing

this year number 738 in listing

increased by 34 (although one is a parts gun and I'd need to look at it)

JTD · 04-12-2020, 06:58 PM

Thanks Ed, Happy Easter..

GerColctor · 06-09-2020, 06:05 PM

Lot of work has gone into making and updating this chart. My Simson is listed.

Ed, thanks for your nice work

Proofed · 06-11-2020, 05:23 AM

Ed Thanks for the update it is appreciated by many.

Sergio Natali · 06-12-2020, 01:04 PM

Thanks for your appreciated work.

luger_collector · 12-13-2020, 11:08 AM

Ed,
here is mine:

4893 e6 E6 E33 E6 E no Simson & Co Suhl no E6 E6

BR
Karl

Edward Tinker · 03-21-2022, 12:52 AM

updated 3-20-2022

44RM · Yesterday, 10:36 AM

Hi you all!!!
I recently bought a Simson; it was too cheap not to buy. I’ve had to repair the safety catch and replace the front sight. It’s accurate. It was originally a .30 calibre, but it must have been converted to 9mm Parabellum after the war. You can see marks on the cartridge cases at the .30 calibre shoulder.
New wooden grips fitted, and off to the shooting range to enjoy it.
Serial number 664.
If I can remember how to upload photos, I’ll upload as many as possible.

Any help for uploading photos?

ithacaartist · Yesterday, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 44RM

Any help for uploading photos?

Welcome to the forum! (Shall we presume your name is Anti-Aircraft Artillery, or American Automobile Association?

)

Look for a "Sticky" in the New Collectors section!

Edward Tinker · Today, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 44RM

Hi you all!!!
I recently bought a Simson; it was too cheap not to buy. I’ve had to repair the safety catch and replace the front sight. It’s accurate. It was originally a .30 calibre, but it must have been converted to 9mm Parabellum after the war. You can see marks on the cartridge cases at the .30 calibre shoulder.
New wooden grips fitted, and off to the shooting range to enjoy it.
Serial number 664.
If I can remember how to upload photos, I’ll upload as many as possible.

Any help for uploading photos?

Hello,

I would like to see pictures, if You can't figure out how to upload, send them to me.

simsonlugers@verizon.net

.
.

Edward Tinker · Today, 02:34 AM

Before seeing anything, let me see.

1. Is it an 'a' suffix? There should be a letter on the front of the frame under the serial number.
2. What are the markings on the left, I just shorten them and say, E6 E33 E6 (meaning eagle 6, eagle 33, eagle 6
3. There is no evidence that Simson's were ever made in 30 luger (7.65mm), only 9mm - doesn't mean that they weren't converted after WW2.

Edward Tinker · Today, 02:37 AM

This is the Simson chart that is slightly more updated than in Police Lugers.

There are fakes out there, refinished guns and re-arsenalled DWM, Erfurt and Mauser that had Simson toggles. If you have information, I would need serial number, condition, stock lug numbers, proofs and acceptance on the right, if year stamped (and date), police sear or mag safety and any unit or other markings on it.

send information to simsonlugers@verizon.net

updated Simson listing 5-30-2026

44RM · Today, 03:30 AM

Thank you for your comments. I joined the forum in 2008 because of my first Parabellum, but it seems my posts and photos have disappeared…
The bluing on the barrel is slightly different from that on the frame; I suppose it was replaced after the war with another one in .30 Parabellum calibre rechambered to 9mm
What I can make out from the markings is e6 e81 e67 e67
The suffix is an ‘a’

I’ll try to take a better photo of the left side to clarify the markings.
Thanks again

44RM · Today, 03:41 AM

In the last photo, you can see that someone stupid with no knowledge marked “BYF” all over it in capital letters!!!!!

44RM · Today, 03:52 AM

The Simson likes my reloaded ammunition at 25 metres

Edward Tinker · Today, 04:26 AM

This was an East German pistol, used by them for border patrol, policing etc.

Also, it was assigned as a Police Luger before WW2, as seen by the sear safety missing (taken out by the east germans most likely)

44RM · Today, 05:56 AM

Edward, I don’t know what you want to mean with “sear safety missing” sorry, my english come worst as time goes away.
I don’t care where it comes from or whether it’s been restored; it’s not a collector’s item, I know, but I enjoy it at the shooting range!!!!

Thank you for all info given.

01-01-2015, 07:52 PM	#1
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,985 Thanks: 2,082 Thanked 4,603 Times in 2,128 Posts	Simson Serial Number chart UPDATE 5-30-2026 (see last posting) Updated 12-26-2015 updated 8-3-16 from 632 observed to 645 observed Simson's. updated 1 April 2017 Updated 1-20-2018 Last edited by Edward Tinker; 01-24-2019 at 11:42 AM.

01-21-2018, 09:41 AM	#2
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,682 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,356 Times in 2,041 Posts	Thanks for keeping the list up to date, much appreciated. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

06-09-2020, 06:05 PM	#5
GerColctor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CT & FL Posts: 318 Thanks: 3 Thanked 53 Times in 33 Posts	Lot of work has gone into making and updating this chart. My Simson is listed. Ed, thanks for your nice work __________________ It is better to have lived a day as a tiger, then a thousand years as a lamb.

06-12-2020, 01:04 PM	#7
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,086 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Thanks for your appreciated work. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

Yesterday, 10:36 AM	#10
44RM User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	My Simson Hi you all!!! I recently bought a Simson; it was too cheap not to buy. I’ve had to repair the safety catch and replace the front sight. It’s accurate. It was originally a .30 calibre, but it must have been converted to 9mm Parabellum after the war. You can see marks on the cartridge cases at the .30 calibre shoulder. New wooden grips fitted, and off to the shooting range to enjoy it. Serial number 664. If I can remember how to upload photos, I’ll upload as many as possible. Any help for uploading photos?

04-12-2020, 05:49 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,985 Thanks: 2,082 Thanked 4,603 Times in 2,128 Posts	updated last year number 704 on listing this year number 738 in listing increased by 34 (although one is a parts gun and I'd need to look at it)

04-12-2020, 06:58 PM	#4
JTD User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 428 Thanks: 218 Thanked 410 Times in 151 Posts	Thanks Ed, Happy Easter..

06-11-2020, 05:23 AM	#6
Proofed User Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Pa. Posts: 157 Thanks: 534 Thanked 338 Times in 90 Posts	Ed Thanks for the update it is appreciated by many.

12-13-2020, 11:08 AM	#8
luger_collector User Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 24 Times in 5 Posts	Ed, here is mine: 4893 e6 E6 E33 E6 E no Simson & Co Suhl no E6 E6 BR Karl

03-21-2022, 12:52 AM	#9
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,985 Thanks: 2,082 Thanked 4,603 Times in 2,128 Posts	updated 3-20-2022

Today, 02:34 AM	#13
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,985 Thanks: 2,082 Thanked 4,603 Times in 2,128 Posts	Before seeing anything, let me see. 1. Is it an 'a' suffix? There should be a letter on the front of the frame under the serial number. 2. What are the markings on the left, I just shorten them and say, E6 E33 E6 (meaning eagle 6, eagle 33, eagle 6 3. There is no evidence that Simson's were ever made in 30 luger (7.65mm), only 9mm - doesn't mean that they weren't converted after WW2.

Today, 03:30 AM	#15
44RM User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Thank you for your comments. I joined the forum in 2008 because of my first Parabellum, but it seems my posts and photos have disappeared… The bluing on the barrel is slightly different from that on the frame; I suppose it was replaced after the war with another one in .30 Parabellum calibre rechambered to 9mm What I can make out from the markings is e6 e81 e67 e67 The suffix is an ‘a’ I’ll try to take a better photo of the left side to clarify the markings. Thanks again

Today, 04:26 AM	#18
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,985 Thanks: 2,082 Thanked 4,603 Times in 2,128 Posts	This was an East German pistol, used by them for border patrol, policing etc. Also, it was assigned as a Police Luger before WW2, as seen by the sear safety missing (taken out by the east germans most likely)

Today, 05:56 AM	#19
44RM User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Edward, I don’t know what you want to mean with “sear safety missing” sorry, my english come worst as time goes away. I don’t care where it comes from or whether it’s been restored; it’s not a collector’s item, I know, but I enjoy it at the shooting range!!!! Thank you for all info given.