DWM In 1909...?

MauserLugers · 10-26-2003, 12:31 PM

As I understand it, not everyone is in agreement that the two 1910 Erfurt Lugers are the real deal. One opinion that was given to me was that perhaps the same guy made both of them, as the way I understand it, the stampings and eagles are the same on these two, but different from the 1911's. It is kind of interesting that until last year no one had ever seen or heard of a 1910 Erfurt, and then two show up from different ends of the United States. I was told that a lot of our German collector friends also are reluctant to accept these, but that again is only hear-say. Lucky they both were captured and brought back to the States, huh?

One other thought on these two Erfurts: Just because a couple of guys give these two pistols there blessings, does that make them correct? Every Luger book I have has mistakes in them that were believed to be correct at the time. Just something to think about.

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10-26-2003, 12:31 PM	#11
MauserLugers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Philipsburg, Montana 59858 Posts: 250 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	As I understand it, not everyone is in agreement that the two 1910 Erfurt Lugers are the real deal. One opinion that was given to me was that perhaps the same guy made both of them, as the way I understand it, the stampings and eagles are the same on these two, but different from the 1911's. It is kind of interesting that until last year no one had ever seen or heard of a 1910 Erfurt, and then two show up from different ends of the United States. I was told that a lot of our German collector friends also are reluctant to accept these, but that again is only hear-say. Lucky they both were captured and brought back to the States, huh? One other thought on these two Erfurts: Just because a couple of guys give these two pistols there blessings, does that make them correct? Every Luger book I have has mistakes in them that were believed to be correct at the time. Just something to think about.