1914 Erfurt L P08 low serial
 

Hello all I recently acquired a very low serial number 1914 Erfurt Artillery Luger and was wondering what the lowest serial numbers recorded are?

This is number 130

Please let me know your thoughts

Any suffix?
dju

No suffix just Serial 130

I doubt that you will get a different answer on here than the one given you on the Jan Still forum.

Mine is 6441

but I doubt a lower serial number matters to most folks, maybe 1, or 10 or 100 or 1000 - something fun

Ed

I Haven’t gotten an answer on jans forum hence why I’m trying here...

Ed,
Absolutely just was curious what’s documented as I can’t get to my books right now since I’m in the middle of a move... Thanks for all your help

Actually you did, and I was chastised for answering it! :p

Lowest observed number in Still's Imperial Luger book is 63.

Really what definitive answer was that?

I’m
Going to vent now it amazes me how people can be chastized for asking questions and giving answers. While I understand the frustration that some may have with individuals not doing their own research or having the means to do so, it still boggles my mind.

If we as a collector community chastise or flame new collectors when they ask questions or do not offer guidance what happens to our beloved hobby? It will disappear over time.

Just my 2 cents not that it matters but I had to say it.

Calm down Patrick, no one is chastising or flaming you on either forum. As far as I know no one so far has maintained a data base of Erfurt Artilleries since Jan Still did just that back in 1991. If you're that interested start one yourself, it's a lot of work, I should know. I've been keeping a data base on Navy Lugers for almost 10 years now and probably have many hundreds of hours invested in it.
Norm
P.S. If you need some help getting started, let me know.

Thanks, the chastise comment was in reference to DonVoight, mentioned being chastised.

I think it’s a great idea to start keeping a DB, and that sounds like an endeavor I would begin. I just need to get my bearings first, since I have always collected WW2 Lugers, and the occasional PPK bank gun. Pre war is all new to me :)

Thanks for your help in advance.

"Really what definitive answer was that?"

Where the info was found and that #63 was the earliest number reported in Still's book.

Never said it was "definitive"; there have been books with hundreds of pages written about lugers and much is still and likely never will be "definitive"; but you can be sure it will be my last contribution to this and the other thread.

Thank you for all your help, I believed their was still room in your answer but I see I was mistaken. I appreciate everything you have said and I’m sorry if you took heat for helping me.

Maybe this LP08 Erfurt #3 (match), will help
B Regds, John

Thank you!!

I will post pics of mine this evening


Beautiful!

Wow John, that is one superb gun! Thanks for posting the photos.
Norm

Very, very nice!!

John, that's one hell of an Erfurt. Thanks for posting the photos.

Just plain WOW John, that is the cats meow...... Thanks for showing it to us. John

I assume that it is just me, but is the barrel bent or is that a wide angle lens thing?
dju