Simson or not

Walt NW · 07-26-2005, 07:32 PM

Local pawn shop has a quite nice 1918 DMW, about 95% finish and matched througout except the mag and the barrel which is a definate replacement. Only marking on the barrel is the "s" within a circle which appears to be a Simson mark. Because of this, the owner is claiming it as a Simson rework and asking a Simson price. I could be way off base on this, but it has been my belief that Simson reworks were appropriately stamped on several more areas than a single replaced part. Am I correct on this, and if so, any ideas where the circled "S" could have come from?

07-26-2005, 07:32 PM	#1
Walt NW User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Caney, Texas Posts: 90 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Simson or not Local pawn shop has a quite nice 1918 DMW, about 95% finish and matched througout except the mag and the barrel which is a definate replacement. Only marking on the barrel is the "s" within a circle which appears to be a Simson mark. Because of this, the owner is claiming it as a Simson rework and asking a Simson price. I could be way off base on this, but it has been my belief that Simson reworks were appropriately stamped on several more areas than a single replaced part. Am I correct on this, and if so, any ideas where the circled "S" could have come from?