query with 1917 Erfurt

alanint · 08-28-2011, 07:57 PM

Impossible to tell without more description or photos.
Does it have any markings on the magazine body?
Is the spring helical or a coil?
Is the follower plastic?
Does it have one pin holding the bottom in or two?

Answereing the above will help some in IDing the mag.

MrSmith · 08-28-2011, 08:34 PM

Hello Doug thanks for your reply

Of course, some photos, I'm not really an expert on any of this, the mag does not have any markings or numbers on it that I can see,

MrSmith · 08-28-2011, 08:36 PM

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Norme · 08-28-2011, 09:02 PM

Hi John, You're right, the blued magazine with the black plastic base is a post-war commercial replacement. Your gun has British proof marks, so it must have passed through England on it's way to the U.S. Regards, Norm

MrSmith · 08-28-2011, 09:26 PM

Hi Norm

Thanks for your help, re the BMP mark

What does that signify? Is it a customs stamp that some Tommy brought it home and had that applied to enter Britain? Or was it then re-issued in some capacity in Britain?

Thanks for your help

Norme · 08-28-2011, 10:15 PM

Hi John, The Crown/B.N.P. (British Nitro Proof) mark is usually accompanied by the other marks you see in the photos. Under British law, guns that were merely warehoused in England had to satisfy British proof requirements. That is likely what happened to your gun. Regards, Norm

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08-28-2011, 07:57 PM	#1
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Impossible to tell without more description or photos. Does it have any markings on the magazine body? Is the spring helical or a coil? Is the follower plastic? Does it have one pin holding the bottom in or two? Answereing the above will help some in IDing the mag.

08-28-2011, 09:02 PM	#4
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Hi John, You're right, the blued magazine with the black plastic base is a post-war commercial replacement. Your gun has British proof marks, so it must have passed through England on it's way to the U.S. Regards, Norm

08-28-2011, 09:26 PM	#5
MrSmith User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 10 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hi Norm Thanks for your help, re the BMP mark What does that signify? Is it a customs stamp that some Tommy brought it home and had that applied to enter Britain? Or was it then re-issued in some capacity in Britain? Thanks for your help