1914 Erfurt

Dwight Gruber · 07-17-2006, 02:05 AM

Matt,

Its hard to know where to start with this one. The standard 1914 Erfurt Luger is by far the least common Erfurt model, with only 7,000 4-inch barrel guns manufactured that year. Under normal circumstances it would certainly be a most desirable collection-worthy gun, and certainly not one to shoot.

That being said, there are several things about your gun as pictured which affects this conclusion.

The plastic grips are characteristic of the grips applied to East German VoPo (Volks Polizei) Lugers reworked in the 1950s. The blued trigger, takedown lever, and safety lever speak to its rework status, and the matching magazine looks like it might be a VoPo magazine. Is the mag tube marked 1/2001 ?

Under the circumstances it is a very intriguing gun, but it will take sharp, clear, detailed pictures of all the markings on it to be able to answer your questins in a more substantive manner.

--Dwight

07-17-2006, 02:05 AM	#2
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Matt, Its hard to know where to start with this one. The standard 1914 Erfurt Luger is by far the least common Erfurt model, with only 7,000 4-inch barrel guns manufactured that year. Under normal circumstances it would certainly be a most desirable collection-worthy gun, and certainly not one to shoot. That being said, there are several things about your gun as pictured which affects this conclusion. The plastic grips are characteristic of the grips applied to East German VoPo (Volks Polizei) Lugers reworked in the 1950s. The blued trigger, takedown lever, and safety lever speak to its rework status, and the matching magazine looks like it might be a VoPo magazine. Is the mag tube marked 1/2001 ? Under the circumstances it is a very intriguing gun, but it will take sharp, clear, detailed pictures of all the markings on it to be able to answer your questins in a more substantive manner. --Dwight