SIMSON vs KRIEGHOFF prices

Sergio Natali · 07-19-2019, 01:13 PM

Perhaps I'm going to ask a question very simple to answer, but I've always wondered why KRIEGHOFF Lugers cost so much more that SIMSON ones.
Can't be because of the quantities made, according to Mr Randall Gibson KRIEGHOFF made about 12,200 pistols for the Luftwaffe and 1,625 commercial ones, while SIMSON made even fewer pistols, about 11,900 pieces only for the Army and the Police.
Am I wrong to assume that is probably a sort of mix between production "quality" , number of pistols on the market, and historical significance that still makes KRIEGHOFF lugers so much more sought after?

07-19-2019, 01:13 PM	#1
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	SIMSON vs KRIEGHOFF prices Perhaps I'm going to ask a question very simple to answer, but I've always wondered why KRIEGHOFF Lugers cost so much more that SIMSON ones. Can't be because of the quantities made, according to Mr Randall Gibson KRIEGHOFF made about 12,200 pistols for the Luftwaffe and 1,625 commercial ones, while SIMSON made even fewer pistols, about 11,900 pieces only for the Army and the Police. Am I wrong to assume that is probably a sort of mix between production "quality" , number of pistols on the market, and historical significance that still makes KRIEGHOFF lugers so much more sought after? __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.