Help with 1917 Erfurt Luger.

alanint · 07-07-2013, 11:15 PM

I agree with David. This gun has been reblued and has had odd things done to it;
- The takedown lever spring appears to be some kind of tiny roll pin?
- The middle toggle with the Erfurt Crown appears to have been heat treated, giving that exagerated plumb color.
- The back of the final toggle link has been tightly held in a vice at some point, (note the little vice tooth indentations along each side).

A nice pistol, but not a collector grade and worth about what David suggested.

07-07-2013, 11:15 PM	#3
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	I agree with David. This gun has been reblued and has had odd things done to it; - The takedown lever spring appears to be some kind of tiny roll pin? - The middle toggle with the Erfurt Crown appears to have been heat treated, giving that exagerated plumb color. - The back of the final toggle link has been tightly held in a vice at some point, (note the little vice tooth indentations along each side). A nice pistol, but not a collector grade and worth about what David suggested.