ChiefShotguns,

The pictures I added above is the Simson I just received and it's identical to my Merkel 47E.The Champlin Arms website last year noted in one of their ads for a Simson they had for sale that in the late 60's J.J. was personally in the Merkel factory in Suhl and seen Simson and Merkel SxS being made in the same factory.That could explain why this gun looks like a Merkel.

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