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Bernie,

Yep, just mised it. Thanks for the reiminder, its in now.

--Dwight

was my question a stupid one or something?

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Originally posted by micmacman
[B]i just put a Erfurt Luger on layaway,a 1917 that has the C/RC marking on it as well....is this a proof mark indicative to the Erfurt arsenal solely?

also what was determined the meaning of the mark (not 100% sure if correct) was that it signified a part that had a correctable flaw,that merely need some minor attention to bring up to standard,,,,,is this correct?

also what do you mean by "standard or LP"?

Dave,

Sorry for the late reply.

I don't know for a fact if the c/RC is exclusive to Erfurt. Erfurt was a government armory, and subject to Army regulations which specified, among other things, the Revisions-Commision. This strongly suggests that such a Commission existed in any Imperial government arms manufacturing facility. I imagine that other correspondents can speak authoritatively to this.

The c/RC mark did not indicate that a repair or modification was necessary; in fact, quite the opposite. If an inspector found that a part was out-of-spec in some minor detail, not affecting its function, he sent that part to the Revisions-Commission for their acceptance or rejection. The c/RC stamp indicates their acceptance of the part as manufactured, and officially absolves the inspector from responsibility in case the part fails later in use.

"Standard" indicates a conventional P-08 with a 4" (100mm) barrel. "LP" indicates an LP-08--Lange Pistole 08, the Artillery model.

--Dwight

thanks!!!! that answers everything,we were kinda grasping at straws trying to figure out what the mark meant,it didnt appear on all Erfurt Gew 88's as i only have the mark on 1 out of the 3 Erfurts i own,but at the same time out of 12 total Gew 88's i own from other arsenals it does NOT appear on any other arsenal,and i never seen it on any others that i have sold from upgrades over time,nor did anyone chime in on the discussion with the proof on any other arsenal other than a Erfurt,and this discussion took place in a Gew 88 forum

then i noticed it on the Luger i just put some down money on,and then i seen your post while lurking here,and i guess it refueled the oddity once again,because again it was associated with the Erfurt arsenal

when i get the ole girl paid off i can give it a more thorough inspection and give some more complete data for your study

thanks again very much for your response,Dave

I think the R/C was exclusive to government arsenals. I have a GEW98 made at the Danzig arsenal that has at least one "R/C" marking.