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drbuster · 08-28-2014, 01:42 PM

This 1914 dated Erfurt P.08 is not one of the approximately 2000 from the original Erfurt contract. The original Erfurts had unrelieved sear bars, no cut in the receiver for the artillery sight, serial numbers in the NS, a or b suffix range, proofs on the grip screws and last but not least, two acceptance proofs on the wooden magazine bottom. It has been postulated that a number of 1914 dated "left over" receivers were later mated to 1917 or 1918 frames and issued either late in WW1 or even post war. This pictured specimen comes from the latter, more common and less collectible 1914 dated Erfurts. Of course, this gun has probable VoPo grips and non original magazine. This is certainly NOT "that $5000" luger and is probably worth in the shooter range or just about ($750-$1100).

08-28-2014, 01:42 PM	#12
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	This 1914 dated Erfurt P.08 is not one of the approximately 2000 from the original Erfurt contract. The original Erfurts had unrelieved sear bars, no cut in the receiver for the artillery sight, serial numbers in the NS, a or b suffix range, proofs on the grip screws and last but not least, two acceptance proofs on the wooden magazine bottom. It has been postulated that a number of 1914 dated "left over" receivers were later mated to 1917 or 1918 frames and issued either late in WW1 or even post war. This pictured specimen comes from the latter, more common and less collectible 1914 dated Erfurts. Of course, this gun has probable VoPo grips and non original magazine. This is certainly NOT "that $5000" luger and is probably worth in the shooter range or just about ($750-$1100).