Bergmann Simplex Prop

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Overview: The Bergmann Simplex was a compact firearm produced in the early 1900s, utilizing innovations from the earlier Bergman Model 1896 pistol, as well as the Mars pistol. It was chambered for the proprietary Bergmann-Simplex 8mm cartridge. Info: I've always wanted a Bergmann Simplex, but the price always had other ideas. Since there was only 4,000 of them made, I decided the easiest way to get one was to make it. This is a fully interactable Prop firearm. Modelled as accurately as possible on the real late model Bergmann Simplex. The trigger, magazine, bolt, and ejector all work. I had to take some liberties with the magazine well and I simplified the trigger for ease of printing. The closet modern day equivalent to the same cartridge is the 32 acp or 7.62 browning. So this gun can cycle the cartridge. It cannot fire it and does not have any firing pin. If you modify the design to fire it, you will have a bad day. And I am not responsible for that. Technical Details: You will need some M3 bolts preferably M3x 12. The magazine release and magazine floor plate both need a 1/8 dowel to make sure they are functional. I have brass and wood dowels that work just fine. Magazines can use a compression spring or a box compression spring from any compatible magazine. Anything 3/8 or smaller in diameter should work for the magazine and bolt. I made the tolerances pretty tight so you might need to file or sand some parts and or drill. The bolt has a slots in it for a compression spring. Some super glue may be required on the rear sight retainer and on the back of the extractor. I have a plug for the back of the bolt that can be glued in to give the hammer something to hit against. Originally based on the Simplex in Handgun History - A 3D Tour by danlovy. But the model was not accurate enough for my liking. But this is modified from the original, so much so that the only thing still remaining the same is the grip and even that has some different sizes and chamfers. I have printed the frame with the barrel vertical and a slight tilt, and it came out fine. but then again my printer is really good with supports.