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My good looking 1939 code 337 - K98K by "Simson"

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gebirg:
1854–1933
In 1854 the brothers Löb and Moses Simson bought one third of a steelhammer works in Suhl (Germany). The production of carbon steel began and the firm Simson & Co. was founded in 1856. The factory produced guns and gun barrels in the years following.
 
1934–48
Hitler's government forced the Jewish family Simson to flee the country in 1936. Under the dispossession of Jewish industrialists a trustee took control of the firm, and so by merger with other factories the Berlin Suhler Waffen- und Fahrzeugwerke (BSW) was formed. In the same year the factory produced its first motorcycle, the BSW 98, which had a 98 cc engine and two-speed transmission. Critics of the Nazi government suggested a different meaning for the BSW initials: Bis Simson Wiederkommt ("until Simson returns").
 
Berlin-Suhler-Waffenwerke or (Simson)
www.ycgg.org/pdfpages/ww2/gustloff.pdf

jcorl:
What an interesting piece of history.  Thanks for sharing it.
 
Jim

Derail:
Very nice looking rifle. Always brings a smile to see such a fine example of a "98".

Deputy:
I agree with the others. A very nice rifle. Good find!  :)

JohnS3:
Very interesting history and a great looking rifle.
Thanks for posting,
John

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