Picked up Erfurt 1917 today

thorin6 · 01-22-2006, 10:12 PM

Ron and Ed,
This is interesting--the book I took my guess from was "The Luger Story" by John Walker. In it, he mentions 10 examples of unit markings on pre-1918 lugers, and one of those is the 139th Inf Regiment, with the marks as Ron suggests.
Thought I would also post one more picture of numbers on my 1917 Erfurt--the only place I can't make out the number is the firing pin. It still has a very golder hue to it, but all I can discern is what looks like two small "0"s, which may be the remains of the bottoms of the "5" and "8", or something else.
Appreciate your help on understanding a little more about this pistol.

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01-22-2006, 10:12 PM	#1
thorin6 User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 43 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ron and Ed, This is interesting--the book I took my guess from was "The Luger Story" by John Walker. In it, he mentions 10 examples of unit markings on pre-1918 lugers, and one of those is the 139th Inf Regiment, with the marks as Ron suggests. Thought I would also post one more picture of numbers on my 1917 Erfurt--the only place I can't make out the number is the firing pin. It still has a very golder hue to it, but all I can discern is what looks like two small "0"s, which may be the remains of the bottoms of the "5" and "8", or something else. Appreciate your help on understanding a little more about this pistol.