My 1st P.08, a 1914 Erfurt

Edward Tinker · 08-14-2005, 10:28 AM

This is a subject I do not know much about, but the oddity is that the year is 1914. Any thought that more than a couple of "left-over" 1914's were used after the war or after 1914, brings up the following questions;

1. Why 1914? If the thought is like what I have heard about KU guns, you'd see other years, not just 1914.
After all, why would the factory have Ã¢??left-overÃ¢?Â frames dated 1914, especially to the q block? If the factory had a few frames in 1915, then they would have used them, not waited 150,000 guns into the production cycle (1916 or 1917)? And if they used old parts, why wouldnÃ¢??t they take the date off, put a new date, or add a 2nd date?

2. Did other years, 1916, 1917, or 1918 have q production? (so the q is more disguised if added later to other dated guns)

3. I thought the year was marked at the end of acceptance? If so, then if RC'd bad enough not to use, then why keep them around?

4. I have a police luger that had an 8 added before the serial number. It is possible that the q was added to a set of guns during or after the war. I doubt this theory, but it is possible.

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08-14-2005, 10:28 AM	#25
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,980 Thanks: 2,079 Thanked 4,614 Times in 2,127 Posts	This is a subject I do not know much about, but the oddity is that the year is 1914. Any thought that more than a couple of "left-over" 1914's were used after the war or after 1914, brings up the following questions; 1. Why 1914? If the thought is like what I have heard about KU guns, you'd see other years, not just 1914. After all, why would the factory have Ã¢??left-overÃ¢?Â frames dated 1914, especially to the q block? If the factory had a few frames in 1915, then they would have used them, not waited 150,000 guns into the production cycle (1916 or 1917)? And if they used old parts, why wouldnÃ¢??t they take the date off, put a new date, or add a 2nd date? 2. Did other years, 1916, 1917, or 1918 have q production? (so the q is more disguised if added later to other dated guns) 3. I thought the year was marked at the end of acceptance? If so, then if RC'd bad enough not to use, then why keep them around? 4. I have a police luger that had an 8 added before the serial number. It is possible that the q was added to a set of guns during or after the war. I doubt this theory, but it is possible.