Simson Inheritance. To shoot or admire ?

PhantomF4E · 12-15-2009, 08:47 PM

Greetings all,
First post to this forum. I have been a life long student of WW1 and WW2. Having relatives and ancestors who have served in both those conflicts and every other American conflict since the Revolution.
I recently lost an Uncle who had served in WW2. He never really talked to me about what he did only where he was. He served in the Pacific theater and ended up in Okinawa after the war until he was discharged.
Anyway to make a long story short. He did tell a story of running off a neighborhood theif raiding his porch freezer with a luger. I mentioned after hearing the story that I loved the P08 and if he was ever to sell it I wanted to be first on the list. I'm not sure how he came into possesion of it. If it was a bring home or a purchase. Well I was told after his passing that it had been left to me.
Well expecting to find an old beat up shooter I opened the rug he stored it in and was quite surprised at the condition.
I own several firearms but I am at a loss at the complexity of the Luger family. It looks as though it is a fairly intact Simson although I cannot make a determination of it.
I'm hoping someone here might take an interest in helping me find out a little about it.
All the stampings appear to match and one of the grips bears the entire sn. It is actually the one that some break up around the saftey. The other side looks like old woodworking but the sn is not on that grip.
The magazines are not stamped, have no markings and one looks as though it may be a modern reproduction.
It came with an old box of ammunition. I'm going to research that and see how old the ammo is . The box is complete and has only 6 spent shells in the box. So as old as the box of ammo is will indicate the time span the 6 shots were taken.
I'm not certain if there was any refinishing done. My eyes cant tell. but the chamber area has very little wear even if it has been refinished.
I took some pictures and sized them in photoshop. I hope these make it and are clear enough to make something out. I have more and can post more details if necessary.
Too me valuble or not Simson is better than Simpson. I think this one is quite a lady.
Thanks in advance and enjoy the pics.

12-15-2009, 08:47 PM	#1
PhantomF4E New User Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Simson Inheritance. To shoot or admire ? Greetings all, First post to this forum. I have been a life long student of WW1 and WW2. Having relatives and ancestors who have served in both those conflicts and every other American conflict since the Revolution. I recently lost an Uncle who had served in WW2. He never really talked to me about what he did only where he was. He served in the Pacific theater and ended up in Okinawa after the war until he was discharged. Anyway to make a long story short. He did tell a story of running off a neighborhood theif raiding his porch freezer with a luger. I mentioned after hearing the story that I loved the P08 and if he was ever to sell it I wanted to be first on the list. I'm not sure how he came into possesion of it. If it was a bring home or a purchase. Well I was told after his passing that it had been left to me. Well expecting to find an old beat up shooter I opened the rug he stored it in and was quite surprised at the condition. I own several firearms but I am at a loss at the complexity of the Luger family. It looks as though it is a fairly intact Simson although I cannot make a determination of it. I'm hoping someone here might take an interest in helping me find out a little about it. All the stampings appear to match and one of the grips bears the entire sn. It is actually the one that some break up around the saftey. The other side looks like old woodworking but the sn is not on that grip. The magazines are not stamped, have no markings and one looks as though it may be a modern reproduction. It came with an old box of ammunition. I'm going to research that and see how old the ammo is . The box is complete and has only 6 spent shells in the box. So as old as the box of ammo is will indicate the time span the 6 shots were taken. I'm not certain if there was any refinishing done. My eyes cant tell. but the chamber area has very little wear even if it has been refinished. I took some pictures and sized them in photoshop. I hope these make it and are clear enough to make something out. I have more and can post more details if necessary. Too me valuble or not Simson is better than Simpson. I think this one is quite a lady. Thanks in advance and enjoy the pics. Attached Thumbnails