Matt,
Very enlightening. The Erfurt misstamp certainly appears to be an authentic mistake.
The Artillery sight notch is as expected on a 1918 Erfurt. An instruction from the German army required this on late Erfurt production, even though Erfurt only produced LP-08 in 1914.
It would be interesting to see pictures of the entire gun, and closeups of the markings. Barrel markings are of particular interest.
--Dwight
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