1916 Erfurt Luger pricing

[Karl]

Mercurio,

The additional photos help. The barrel seems to be original. However, as others have remarked, the gun has clearly been refinished in some manner. It appears to me that it may have been dip blued over the original finish and then some of the refinish removed. In addition, the glare in the photos suggest that the whole gun, including the magazine base, may have been sprayed with clear lacquer or something similar. I positive point is that the gun does not appear to have been buffed.

I note that the take-down lever spring appears to be missing and the tip of the ejector is broken.

You asked about value: In my opinion this is not a collector-grade Luger and I would place a ballpark value, with the broken ejector and take-down lever spring replaced, at about $1000. Others may have different opinions. I would say it is potentially a nice shooter.

KFS

[Mercsburgh]

Gentlemen,

Thank you for reviews and comments.
Learned something good and bad.
Thats similar on the lines to what I was thinking.
Between $800-1400.

I was wondering why the small parts weren't straw color.
Good catch on the takedown spring. (Are these available)?
Is the ejector tip being broken a big deal to function or can it still be safely operated? I have shot it before and it seems to function fine
I imagine that part would be hard to find.

Thank again.

[Doubs]

Originally Posted by Mercsburgh

Good catch on the takedown spring. (Are these available)? Is the ejector tip being broken a big deal to function or can it still be safely operated? I have shot it before and it seems to function fine

The spring is available. Check Numrich and Sarco.

Look at the picture below. If the circled tip of the ejector is missing, the ejector should be replaced. Check the places I mentioned above. It's also possible that some of the members here may have the parts you need.