To shoot, or not to shoot my WW2 Luger

[mrerick]

The Simson made Lugers are quite rare because of the small number made with probably under 10% surviving. Since the last one was made well before WW-II, any in service would have been used during the entire conflict making loss in service a higher probability than, say, a "42" date Mauser Luger or a later war P.38 pistol.

As I mentioned earlier, the number known to collectors (thank's to Ed's work) is just a few hundred.

DWM and Erfurt Lugers surviving WW-II were also subject to such losses, but were made in much greater numbers.

While also very well made, they also display a unique characteristic. Almost every part that can be marked has been military accepted with a die stamp, right down to the grip screws.

So - if you're trying to keep an all matching Simson Luger that way, loss of almost any part is very difficult to replace. There are not many spares in circulation.

Marc