need help on 1915 Erfurt(?)

Dwight Gruber · 01-17-2005, 03:34 AM

SeattleXYZ,

Reallt excellent closeup photographs. The eagles are unlike anything Costanzo documented for his book. The c/U does look most like the East German Suhl proof. I'd guess you are right on whith your East German Police supposition for the sunburst/letter, but there are people here who can speak authoritatively about this.

Its tough to guess the value of a Luger like this. On the face of it, East German reworks do not bring much more money than any Luger for shooting. There are collectors, however, who hold the opinion that these guns are legitimate variations regardless of their mismatched condition, and think that their value will eventually rise. In this eventuality, I'd say that yours is likely to be in the upper level of collectibility because of the story told by its parts and markings. It is certainly one of the more interesing Lugers around.

--Dwight

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01-17-2005, 03:34 AM	#1
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	SeattleXYZ, Reallt excellent closeup photographs. The eagles are unlike anything Costanzo documented for his book. The c/U does look most like the East German Suhl proof. I'd guess you are right on whith your East German Police supposition for the sunburst/letter, but there are people here who can speak authoritatively about this. Its tough to guess the value of a Luger like this. On the face of it, East German reworks do not bring much more money than any Luger for shooting. There are collectors, however, who hold the opinion that these guns are legitimate variations regardless of their mismatched condition, and think that their value will eventually rise. In this eventuality, I'd say that yours is likely to be in the upper level of collectibility because of the story told by its parts and markings. It is certainly one of the more interesing Lugers around. --Dwight