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Originally Posted by Ron Wood
Joe,
After 1914 all Erfurt Lugers were manufactured with the notch on the receiver regardless of barrel length. Even though Erfurt only produced the LP08 in 1914, once they set up the production line to cut the notch they never went back to a standard receiver.
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Ron,
I bet it was a mistake while typing: this feature was introduced by Erfurt in mid or late 1916. There are 1916 dated Erfurts without the rear sight latch...
Best wishes,
Douglas