Introduction

Spanner · 10-27-2016, 02:25 PM

Hello. Looking more for historical information than value as I have no plans on selling. My dad has had this P08 since the end of WWII. He was an 11 year old Dutch boy when the war ended and he got this pistol. I've recently started researching it and have found lots of conflicting information. It turns out that it may be one of the little known oddballs. From what I have found is that it was manufactured by Simson and Co. and is an S code. It has 3 of the Simson 6 stamps on the right and thr acceptance stamp. A lone S on the toggle and all the parts have either the serial number or the last 2 digits including the mag. The serial is 168X a. This gun is basically untouched since 1945 except it seems my dad scored a P38 holster for it. Also have the original cartridges that were in the mag when dad got the pistol. I'd post pictures however I'm a little paranoid about it. Not that there is anything illegal about it. Thanks for lettng me in and I look forward to discussing. Dave

10-27-2016, 02:25 PM	#1
Spanner User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 65 Thanks: 29 Thanked 58 Times in 21 Posts	Introduction Hello. Looking more for historical information than value as I have no plans on selling. My dad has had this P08 since the end of WWII. He was an 11 year old Dutch boy when the war ended and he got this pistol. I've recently started researching it and have found lots of conflicting information. It turns out that it may be one of the little known oddballs. From what I have found is that it was manufactured by Simson and Co. and is an S code. It has 3 of the Simson 6 stamps on the right and thr acceptance stamp. A lone S on the toggle and all the parts have either the serial number or the last 2 digits including the mag. The serial is 168X a. This gun is basically untouched since 1945 except it seems my dad scored a P38 holster for it. Also have the original cartridges that were in the mag when dad got the pistol. I'd post pictures however I'm a little paranoid about it. Not that there is anything illegal about it. Thanks for lettng me in and I look forward to discussing. Dave