Luger Differences DWM vs Erfurt

[Ron Wood]

Originally Posted by cirelaw

...Why were some Erfurts marked and DWM not? Did they had a luger repaired doctor of did an owner have salvage parts from a fallen hero? Eric

Parts were interchangeable...they were made to specification by both DWM and Erfurt. I am not sure I understand your other questions...1) What markings are you asking about? 2) If by asking "did they had a luger repaired doctor" you mean was there a single individual that repaired DWM or Erfurt Lugers, the answer is no...there were the arsenal repair shops at Erfurt, Spandau and possibly other government depot arsenals, plus there were unit armorers at different levels of command that could do field repairs. Individual owners of non-government issue Lugers would have to rely on a gunsmith, or as you have alluded, cannibalize parts from other Lugers if they could find them. The only "fallen heroes" were the soldiers that died on both sides, the guns were only objects.