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Marvin · 02-24-2002, 08:23 AM

Mike,

There were approx. 23,000 Erfurt Lugers produced in 1913 and these were in the "no letter", "a" & "b" letter suffix range. So, your pistol is correct and it is a very early 1913 production.

Since your Luger is an early 1913 Luger, your pistol probably does not have the stock lug on the rear of the frame, unreleived sear bar, and no holdopen, but at soem point the sear may have been releived and a holdopen added by the armory. If you have a holdopen, look on the right side of the frame and you will see where a little pin was added and a very small stamp was added below this pin. This indicates that the holdopen was added at Erfurt after it was originally made. The sear bars were sometimes relieved and sometimes left as-is.

Sounds like you have a nice WWI Imperial Luger and the value Dok suggested sounds about right for a dealer asking price. If you are intetested, there is a book by Jan Still, "Imperial Lugers" which gives a lot of detail and information on the WWI Lugers. These usually sell for approx. $60. There is a link to Jan Still's books in the Link & Resources section of the Forum.

Marvin

02-24-2002, 08:23 AM	#4
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Need advice on an estimated value. Mike, There were approx. 23,000 Erfurt Lugers produced in 1913 and these were in the "no letter", "a" & "b" letter suffix range. So, your pistol is correct and it is a very early 1913 production. Since your Luger is an early 1913 Luger, your pistol probably does not have the stock lug on the rear of the frame, unreleived sear bar, and no holdopen, but at soem point the sear may have been releived and a holdopen added by the armory. If you have a holdopen, look on the right side of the frame and you will see where a little pin was added and a very small stamp was added below this pin. This indicates that the holdopen was added at Erfurt after it was originally made. The sear bars were sometimes relieved and sometimes left as-is. Sounds like you have a nice WWI Imperial Luger and the value Dok suggested sounds about right for a dealer asking price. If you are intetested, there is a book by Jan Still, "Imperial Lugers" which gives a lot of detail and information on the WWI Lugers. These usually sell for approx. $60. There is a link to Jan Still's books in the Link & Resources section of the Forum. Marvin