[Ron Wood]

The 1908 Military Erfurt will have dates up to and including 1913. In very late 1913, probably in December, the stock lug was added to both the DWM and Erfurt Lugers. Because not many of these late 1913 Lugers with the stock lug had been observed by early collectors, it was thought that the stock lug was incorporated in 1914, hence the designation "1914 Military" was coined. Lugers dated 1913 with the stock lug were produced in considerably smaller numbers than those without this feature, hence collectors have placed a slight premium on them because of their relative scarcity. The difference in value between the 1908 and 1914 military shown in Davis' book is because there were a lot more 1914 Militaries produced, so for two Lugers in the same condition a 1908 would be less common than a 1914 and therefore more valuable.