How about that a 20 bore 70mm chamber from January of 1969. Interesting that it doesn't wear the Simson triangles. I think it was a year earlier that all the craftsmen/craftswomen were wadded up under VEB Ernst-Thalmann-Suhl. The ones with the term Awtowelo(AWO)(ABTO BELO - Motorcyle in Russian?) pique my interest. Need to apply a bit of lubricant. Do the ejectors work?


Simson with S.A.G.(Sowietische Aktien Gesellschaft) Awtowelo stamp, Staatliche Aktiengesellschaft Awtowelo Werk vormals Simson & Co; Suhl (Thür.) from March 5th, 1947 till January 1968.


Simson & Co. S.A.G.(Sowietische Aktien Gesellschaft) Awtowelo from 1951 with 3 Ring Krupp steel tubes.

A kind soul sent this interesting ref. to a 1983 Simson double celebrating the 600k mark and possible there was a group of 60 with the same number:

http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=3423192



Kind Regards,

Raimey
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