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Unread 01-24-2013, 01:08 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by 45Wheelgun View Post
Not sure what an Erfurt is, but that does have a different 2 digit serial number (57) along with a proof symbol that I can't make out. Maybe a crown with a w.
Lugers made by the Erfurt facility were primarily destined for the military, I believe. Erfurts' appropriate small parts, in addition to the serial digits, were each stamped, with a "crown over Gothic letter" by inspectors. Just theorizing as to the origin of the part from a third donor...
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