My neighbor was cleaning out his garage & found this old rusted rifle barrel. He said his dad found it laying on the ground here in NC. Back in the 60's. It's stamped BSW. Berlin Suhler Waffen . What type of rifle was this ? "It's junk " but he was wondering what it was. Joe
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What you actually have is a Mod. W625 - W625A - W625B - W625C or W625Z. I can't tell from the picture which yours is. This was a military type training rifle made by Berlin Suhler Waffen in the models mentioned. These are earlier (Weimar & early 3rd Reich) rifles that were later replaced with the DSM-34 and KKW. All of the models were .22 caliber with the exception of the W625Z which was 4mm. From a collector standpoint, these are harder to find than the later DSM's & KKW's.
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Originally posted by dag001What you actually have is a Mod. W625 - W625A - W625B - W625C or W625Z. I can't tell from the picture which yours is. This was a military type training rifle made by Berlin Suhler Waffen in the models mentioned. These are earlier (Weimar & early 3rd Reich) rifles that were later replaced with the DSM-34 and KKW. All of the models were .22 caliber with the exception of the W625Z which was 4mm. From a collector standpoint, these are harder to find than the later DSM's & KKW's.
Hope this helps.
Actually there are so many of these little trainers floating around I even forget, but I am impressed if that barrel can be called as it sits.
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Originally posted by VidI was under the impression that the series of 625's were pre-war Simpson guns and not contract guns, am I mistaken?.
Actually there are so many of these little trainers floating around I even forget, but I am impressed if that barrel can be called as it sits.
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337,
Given the condition of this example, I can certainly understand how you mis-identified it. I can barely make out the "Mod." and the "W". The rest was just a guess on my part.
Vid,
I honestly haven't noticed "W625" prices being that much lower than the DSM's or KKW's - although the KKW's are quite popular inasmuch as many collectors want a K-98k look-alike. The W625's are scarcer (especially the W625Z) and I love that BSW quality.
German training rifles, IMO, are a fertile collecting area that seems to have been overlooked by many. Given all of the different variations, manufacturers, unit markings, etc. I know a collector who has something like 800 German training rifles in his collection.
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Denny,
If you open yourself up to the variations, makers and dates that are many of these and they are of very high quality regardless of maker, of course the Mausers are incredible. Many collectors focus on the DSM and the KKW and dont pay any mind to the others.
So for instance, a standard Simpson 625 can be had for 600-650 yet its counterpart in a military configuration or attribution will run higher, its just the way it is. I think I know the collection or have heard of it and it would be comprehensive for sure. It is hard to imagine when looking some of these over, how they managed to turn a profit selling them. I am sure im not telling you anything you dont know but people just walk right by them in many cases.
Thank you and enyoy...
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