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alanint · 11-02-2011, 08:11 AM

It appears that the entire bottom and sideplate are matched WW1 Erfurt (see stamp on trigger guard) and the entire top is a matched Mauser S42, lending great credence to Ed's theory that this was swapped from two matched pistols by GIs or similar.

11-02-2011, 08:11 AM	#4
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	It appears that the entire bottom and sideplate are matched WW1 Erfurt (see stamp on trigger guard) and the entire top is a matched Mauser S42, lending great credence to Ed's theory that this was swapped from two matched pistols by GIs or similar.