Marc, Brilliant history lesson!!

Next I would have purchased a Simson except the boss cut me off a 21~ I wonder if leather goods are included?

Basically yes.

All Lugers were well made. What brings the prices way up besides the obvious original condition is the scarcity of the variety or contract.

Apple actually loaded the TV show into their smartphone O/S browser memory??? That is so Apple!!! :roflmao:

The Simson made Lugers are quite rare because of the small number made with probably under 10% surviving. Since the last one was made well before WW-II, any in service would have been used during the entire conflict making loss in service a higher probability than, say, a "42" date Mauser Luger or a later war P.38 pistol.

As I mentioned earlier, the number known to collectors (thank's to Ed's work) is just a few hundred.

DWM and Erfurt Lugers surviving WW-II were also subject to such losses, but were made in much greater numbers.

While also very well made, they also display a unique characteristic. Almost every part that can be marked has been military accepted with a die stamp, right down to the grip screws.

So - if you're trying to keep an all matching Simson Luger that way, loss of almost any part is very difficult to replace. There are not many spares in circulation.

Marc

Hi,

Your recoil spring must be weak then.

I would advise against further firing until you have checked this out!

Sieger