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MauserLugers · 10-07-2002, 10:55 PM

Hi Hugh,
First, congratulations on the find.
Next, as I remember, on the old forum this was discussed and the general opinion was that swapping parts was a no-no, and made the gun non-original. I personally do not agree with that opinion all the time. If you have a trigger that is mis-matched, and you find the same number, style, blue, from the same manufacture, I do not think anyone is able to tell the difference,.... but you, and you are actually just restoring the piece, in my opinion.

Now, you did not state if your Simson is a rework or a new manufactured Simson Police. If it is a new manufactured Simson police, I do not think you should put the intact magazine safety on as all I have seen have been either clipped or completely removed. Also, the clipped magazine safety is the original safety for this piece, and changing it is actually replacing an original correct part, rather than replacing a mismatched part. Once someone starts replacing original, correct parts, just for cosmetic purposes, then you can justify just about any change as it becomes all about the money and not the history or the thrill of collecting.

10-07-2002, 10:55 PM	#8
MauserLugers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Philipsburg, Montana 59858 Posts: 250 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	Hi Hugh, First, congratulations on the find. Next, as I remember, on the old forum this was discussed and the general opinion was that swapping parts was a no-no, and made the gun non-original. I personally do not agree with that opinion all the time. If you have a trigger that is mis-matched, and you find the same number, style, blue, from the same manufacture, I do not think anyone is able to tell the difference,.... but you, and you are actually just restoring the piece, in my opinion. Now, you did not state if your Simson is a rework or a new manufactured Simson Police. If it is a new manufactured Simson police, I do not think you should put the intact magazine safety on as all I have seen have been either clipped or completely removed. Also, the clipped magazine safety is the original safety for this piece, and changing it is actually replacing an original correct part, rather than replacing a mismatched part. Once someone starts replacing original, correct parts, just for cosmetic purposes, then you can justify just about any change as it becomes all about the money and not the history or the thrill of collecting.