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bill m · 11-19-2001, 06:24 PM

Hi John,

Interesting subject which makes one do some thinking. These are the subjects that make this fun.

You may have the answer to the "S". Your explanation sounds very possible to me. At the end of 1935 there was some order to put the actual date on the chamber instead of a "secret code". Krieghoff would be subject to the same rules as Mauser I would presume. But this opens up another question, if the "S" actually stands for 1935, then what date does the "G" stand for? -- The "S" on the Simson toggles is suppose to stand for the firm of Simson, and not a date. What and how did Mauser come up with the K for 1934 and the G for 1935? What and how did Krieghoff come up with the G and S to represent supposedly 1935-1936? And why would each manufacture have a different letter code to represent the same year? (If "S" was 1935) Perhaps they did not, as K was 1934, G was 1935, and S was 1936? More questions!

11-19-2001, 06:24 PM	#21
bill m User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 385 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Information Hi John, Interesting subject which makes one do some thinking. These are the subjects that make this fun. You may have the answer to the "S". Your explanation sounds very possible to me. At the end of 1935 there was some order to put the actual date on the chamber instead of a "secret code". Krieghoff would be subject to the same rules as Mauser I would presume. But this opens up another question, if the "S" actually stands for 1935, then what date does the "G" stand for? -- The "S" on the Simson toggles is suppose to stand for the firm of Simson, and not a date. What and how did Mauser come up with the K for 1934 and the G for 1935? What and how did Krieghoff come up with the G and S to represent supposedly 1935-1936? And why would each manufacture have a different letter code to represent the same year? (If "S" was 1935) Perhaps they did not, as K was 1934, G was 1935, and S was 1936? More questions!