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lugerholsterrepair · 11-09-2011, 12:46 AM

As Mike says if there is no DWM or Erfurt on the toggle then manufacturer can be determined by observing the many parts of the pistol. An Erfurt will have many of the small parts numbered AND proofed. DWM numbered most parts but did not additionally proof them like the German State Arsenal at Erfurt.

If your pistol is dated 1912 I believe it MUST bee a DWM. Erfurt started making Lugers in 1914?

Somebody correct me if I am wrong here...

11-09-2011, 12:46 AM	#4
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	As Mike says if there is no DWM or Erfurt on the toggle then manufacturer can be determined by observing the many parts of the pistol. An Erfurt will have many of the small parts numbered AND proofed. DWM numbered most parts but did not additionally proof them like the German State Arsenal at Erfurt. If your pistol is dated 1912 I believe it MUST bee a DWM. Erfurt started making Lugers in 1914? Somebody correct me if I am wrong here... __________________ 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."