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Unread 09-02-2016, 08:45 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by spacecoast View Post
My 1913 Erfurt does not have a partial serial number inside the plate. The plate itself appears to be marked with an "A" and the lever has a small Crown B (similar to the Erfurt stamp on the outside of the plate to the left of the serial).
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Neither George nor I said Erfurt plates had numbers inside.

I have not found any similar numbers on the few matching Erfurt pistols I have; an occasional letter or number yes, but no "pattern" of use. The one Simson plate I have has no number inside either.

My preliminary conclusion is that Erfurt did Not number plates on the inside.

This may be logical, as Erfurt production volume was only 1/2 or so of DWM production and thus it may not have been an issue for them; or their batch process was designed around finishing less than 100 plates per lot.
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