Simpsons--Why so few???
 

Can anybody give me any idea why so few Simpson Lugers are ever seen? They were the - I guess Weimar - arsenal for many years, and obviously produced thousands if not hundreds of thousands of pistols before the Nazi's chased them out and gave the tooling to --- Kreighoff, wasn't it??

Like to have your ideas, or references to info on the subject. :confused:

Ronnie

Ronnie, they reworked a lot of guns and other things, but Weimar Lugers by Jan Still states;
no, there weren't that many made by Simson.

Ed

Ronnie,

The Treaty of Versailles limitd Weimar Germany to a 100,000 man standing army. Simson was given the exclusive contract to produce Lugers for this army. The contract was for 12,000 guns. See this link for more information.

--Dwight

Thanks Ed!!
I appreciate your promptness, and excellent answer. --- So I guess that the one I got this last weekend is something of a rarity? Well, maybe just not commonly seen??
Does this look like the proper mag? It matches the s/n
http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfuploa...sontoggle1.jpg

http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfupload/simpsonclip.jpg

I think I just answered my own question.---
The number style of those on the clip is quite different from the rest of the pistol. Plus, no "proof" mark. Only the "2". Must be an arsenal forced match, or something like that.

r

Oh by the way, Dwight----
Most excellent article and informative. What an interesting pistol you have there. A good case for NOT having a mint example. Else how could you even begin to trace it's past.

Thank you very much

r

Dear DoubleO, a proper magazine for a Simson luger has an aluminum bottom, a nickel plated tube and an E/6 proof on the bottom.

WHAT are the proof marks on the bottom of the stock lug? I can't make them out in the photo of the magazine... could we see a closeup please?

John...looks to be a standard set of E/6 proofs on bottom of stock lug, and a #2 police mag perhaps forced numbered to the gun, does not appear to be original Simson.