BCC

DOK offered solid responses, I will give my "take" on Erfurts. They would be considered third of of the 5 makers (German) who produced the Luger, that is to say they made less than one half the number of DWM or Mauser but considerably more than Simson or Kregoff (sp?). They were the only German Luger to be made at an official Gov't Arsenal and seem to be fairly seldom run accross today compared to DWM or Mauser makes. The finish on the later ones were rougher than DWMs but on the early Erfurts I usually see a nice finish. Erfurts have tended to get a brush off in the earlier collector (and shooter) references and I think therefore have not gotten the "press" they deserve. The pistol you have would appear to have seen some 70 years of service (I'm sure much of this in storage) and served four different governments (for the same geographical country!) and this is pedigree that cannot be dismissed.