Gun Permit- Berlin 1923

Vlim · 04-23-2019, 07:28 PM

Here is something you don't see every day.

This permit to allow possesion of a 'small handgun' was issued by the police of Berlin in 1923.

Otto's last name is difficult to read. But I found him in the 1925 Berlin address book. He lived on Alt-Moabit 53 and his last name is Simson.

If I am correct he worked as a typesetter.

sheepherder · 04-23-2019, 08:08 PM

Very cool!

Is there any chance he was related to the Simsons who manufactured/refurbished Lugers during that period???

Vlim · 04-23-2019, 08:10 PM

Alas, no. Simson was a very common name back then.

That being said, Simson in Suhl did have a sales office in Berlin. Found it on the same page

The address Unter den Linden 75/6 refers to the Schulte commercial building, in which Simson probably rented an office. Strategically located in the power district of Berlin, not far away from DWM/Loewe/Mauser's trade offices.

The building was destroyed in WW2.

Edward Tinker · 04-23-2019, 11:41 PM

At some other time, I read or saw a weapons permit from the 30's. Uncommon for sure, but if you were a good, upstanding person and later a good nazi you could get one.

Vlim · 04-24-2019, 01:00 PM

Have one of those too. A bit more restrictive. Will look it up.

Vlim · 04-26-2019, 07:35 AM

This one was issued in 1943.

Vlim · 04-26-2019, 07:51 AM

Gun permits were reintroduced in Western Germany in 1951.
This permit was issued for 2 hunting rifles in 1954, one of them was a Simson.

The vast number of guns that resurfaced in Germany after 1945, a complete ban on guns and attempts to disarm the population proves that attempts to disarm a population are completely pointless and useless.

04-23-2019, 07:28 PM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	Gun Permit- Berlin 1923 Here is something you don't see every day. This permit to allow possesion of a 'small handgun' was issued by the police of Berlin in 1923. Otto's last name is difficult to read. But I found him in the 1925 Berlin address book. He lived on Alt-Moabit 53 and his last name is Simson. If I am correct he worked as a typesetter. Attached Thumbnails

04-23-2019, 08:08 PM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	Very cool! Is there any chance he was related to the Simsons who manufactured/refurbished Lugers during that period??? __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

04-23-2019, 08:10 PM	#3
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	Alas, no. Simson was a very common name back then. That being said, Simson in Suhl did have a sales office in Berlin. Found it on the same page The address Unter den Linden 75/6 refers to the Schulte commercial building, in which Simson probably rented an office. Strategically located in the power district of Berlin, not far away from DWM/Loewe/Mauser's trade offices. The building was destroyed in WW2. Attached Thumbnails

04-26-2019, 07:35 AM	#6
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	This one was issued in 1943. Attached Thumbnails

04-26-2019, 07:51 AM	#7
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	Gun permits were reintroduced in Western Germany in 1951. This permit was issued for 2 hunting rifles in 1954, one of them was a Simson. The vast number of guns that resurfaced in Germany after 1945, a complete ban on guns and attempts to disarm the population proves that attempts to disarm a population are completely pointless and useless. Attached Thumbnails

04-23-2019, 11:41 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,034 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	At some other time, I read or saw a weapons permit from the 30's. Uncommon for sure, but if you were a good, upstanding person and later a good nazi you could get one.

04-24-2019, 01:00 PM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	Have one of those too. A bit more restrictive. Will look it up.