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Ron Wood · 02-17-2002, 07:46 PM

Jerry. I have a Death Head and have seen a few others. These are always problematic to authenticate. At first blush, it looks OK from the photos. Looks like it is an Erfurt and with a 1918 date, it falls in the most commonly encountered DH. Other dates and DWMs are encountered less frequently. Condition is about average for most of the DH I have seen (pretty rough). It is interesting to note that it is double dated in a rather unconventional way in that the original date has been left intact with a slash and a very small 20 added slightly below and to the right of the original date. It is an interesting piece. Don't know what value to place on it (or any other DH for that matter). If anyone really wants a DH, it is probably worth a shot at around $1500, but probably the seller will want more than that. In any case, you would definately want to exercise the inspection and return option.

02-17-2002, 07:46 PM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,121 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	Re: Death Head Luger#3167779 gunbroker Jerry. I have a Death Head and have seen a few others. These are always problematic to authenticate. At first blush, it looks OK from the photos. Looks like it is an Erfurt and with a 1918 date, it falls in the most commonly encountered DH. Other dates and DWMs are encountered less frequently. Condition is about average for most of the DH I have seen (pretty rough). It is interesting to note that it is double dated in a rather unconventional way in that the original date has been left intact with a slash and a very small 20 added slightly below and to the right of the original date. It is an interesting piece. Don't know what value to place on it (or any other DH for that matter). If anyone really wants a DH, it is probably worth a shot at around $1500, but probably the seller will want more than that. In any case, you would definately want to exercise the inspection and return option.