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fallschirmjaeger,
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Thanks for the replies. Reloading ? Its not illegal, but you cannot do it.....
The german guns, even the communist made ones seem good quality, this gun seems interesting so i might ring back tomorrow and see if i can find out more about it.
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Ok, so assuming its a simson or merkel, what are they like quality and reliability wise ? As a Merkel owner for over 20 yrs, I can say money has been road hard and yet is strong as ever.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) =>/ ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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Looks more like a Merkel than like my Simson.
Odd that there is so little info to go with the picture.
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Looks more like a Merkel than like my Simson.
Odd that there is so little info to go with the picture.
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CRS,
If it is indeed a GDR gun, "Merkel" or "Simson" labels aren't all that important and didn't seem to matter much. I've seen "Sauers" made on Merkel type SxS frames. Seems the Ernst Thalmann Werke wasn't too concerned with model-label accuracy.
Bonny, when you contact the seller ask if there is a Q1, S, 1 or 2 stamp on the lug. That will tell you for certain if it's an East German gun.
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Ask for an image of the marks. There's an old wives tale that Suhl rolled out some sub-par offerings post WWII & the tale may be predicated on Otto Reif's efforts & the lack of quality material up till say 1952, but I'd say from 1956 forward it should be a workhorse.
My major concern is that odd trigger / selector & if it functions or not?
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Ok, so assuming its a simson or merkel, what are they like quality and reliability wise ? They get very good marks for quality and reliability. Their popularity with over and under fans is somewhat limited by the fact that the trend these days is for OU's with shallow receivers. That German design is the opposite, with a relatively deep receiver.
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