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lugerholsterrepair · 07-31-2009, 10:25 PM

Doug, Yes..Undoubtably a date malfunction.

Pistol, There is little in the way of information about a tool with a crown over a gothic or Fraktur letter..DWM tools were known to be blank and Erfurt ( Govt. Arsenal) were as you describe. So the tool you have would be an Erfurt tool regardless of the letter you have. This would date it from say 1914 to 1918 when the war ended & Kaiser W. abdicated..escaped into exile and the crown was no longer used. Technically speaking I suppose it could have been earlier as well...I am not sure when Erfurt began marking tools. Could be 1909-1910.
Perhaps Klause knows?

Jerry Burney

07-31-2009, 10:25 PM	#11
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Doug, Yes..Undoubtably a date malfunction. Pistol, There is little in the way of information about a tool with a crown over a gothic or Fraktur letter..DWM tools were known to be blank and Erfurt ( Govt. Arsenal) were as you describe. So the tool you have would be an Erfurt tool regardless of the letter you have. This would date it from say 1914 to 1918 when the war ended & Kaiser W. abdicated..escaped into exile and the crown was no longer used. Technically speaking I suppose it could have been earlier as well...I am not sure when Erfurt began marking tools. Could be 1909-1910. Perhaps Klause knows? Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."