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| < 16ga. Guns ~ Simson Model 35-70E |
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Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:45 pm
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Location: Texas USA
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At the urging of my eldest son, I relented and traveled to town to the weekend gun show. I had no intention of purchasing anything (do we ever?). Long story short, I walked past a table full of very well kept S x S guns and locked on the Simson pictured below. It is a very nice firearm. The owner said he had brought it from Germany (he was an importer) after he bought a collection from a neighbor. The mfg certificate was rolled up and inserted into one barrel. The seller said it had probable been in there for years. It has 28" bbls, 2.75" chambers, ejectors, choked M/F and weighs 6.6 lbs. Very few marks in the wood and zero marks on metal. The screws appear untouched. Proofed 31 August 1976. Locks up like a vault. $1500. What do you think?
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Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:07 pm
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Location: Peoples' Socialist Republic of North America
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Looks like you got a nice deal on a very nice gun. Now take it out into the great outdoors and enjoy!  |
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Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:52 am
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| Very nice find and priced right. |
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