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Rolland
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Simson-Suhl buttplate
#206223 - 30/03/12 04:09 PM

I have picked up a nice old Simson-Suhl 12 gage shotgun that I am cleaning up. I need to locate a buttplate as it is missing. Its a curved butt measuring 13 X 40 mm. Any ideas where a person might look to find one. The stock is a nice piece of walnut and I don't want to ding it up any worse.

Edited by Rolland (30/03/12 04:10 PM)

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Re: Simson-Suhl buttplate [Re: Rolland]
#206230 - 30/03/12 06:20 PM

Mine has this really neat wonderful plastic buttplate.

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Re: Simson-Suhl buttplate [Re: NitroX]
#206258 - 31/03/12 03:46 AM

If I remember right, Midway carries a line of new-made reproduction buttplates. Check Ebay too, you never know, sometimes that works out.

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Re: Simson-Suhl buttplate [Re: 450_EXPRESS]
#206259 - 31/03/12 04:28 AM

is it a post war gun???

if so I have such plastik buttplates

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Rolland
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Re: Simson-Suhl buttplate [Re: lancaster]
#206264 - 31/03/12 06:25 AM

It is marked 6/31 so I assume its a June 1931.

Edited by Rolland (31/03/12 09:41 AM)

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Re: Simson-Suhl buttplate [Re: Rolland]
#206279 - 31/03/12 10:29 PM

You never go wrong with black buffalo horn buttplate. Like This:

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Re: Simson-Suhl buttplate [Re: Igorrock]
#206292 - 01/04/12 04:14 AM

Ask Larry at http://www.dutchmanwoodworks.com/

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Rolland
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Re: Simson-Suhl buttplate [Re: kuduae]
#206306 - 01/04/12 11:46 AM

Found a butt plate but it is not quite the same curvature, any recommendations on how to bend a horn buttplate. I did a google search and looked through all my books but came up with nothing.
Boy if it ain't one thing its another.

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Re: Simson-Suhl buttplate [Re: Rolland]
#206308 - 01/04/12 12:56 PM

Maybe this helps ?

http://www.pauls-sticks.co.uk/bending%20buffalo%20horn.htm

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Rolland
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Re: Simson-Suhl buttplate [Re: Igorrock]
#206311 - 01/04/12 02:40 PM

yes that helps a lot thank you.

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NitroX
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Re: Simson-Suhl buttplate [Re: Rolland]
#206373 - 02/04/12 03:00 PM

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It is marked 6/31 so I assume its a June 1931.

Sorry for my humour. Yours is probably far superior to mine.

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Rolland
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Re: Simson-Suhl buttplate [Re: NitroX]
#206421 - 03/04/12 08:41 AM

I have a bunch of plastic butt plates if you ever need anymore. The horn was hiding in a box were it did not belong. I have no idea who comes in at night and messes up my shop.

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