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HerrKaiser · 03-14-2018, 02:13 PM

No they are not. the DWM artillery Luger is a wonderful find, the Erfurt is as well but there some notable differences. Firstly, DWM was originally the sole manufacturer of all P08 designs. This changed in 1909 when the Imperial government ordered production to begin at the royal Prussian factory/arsenal/armory at Erfurt. DWM was originally a commerical producer. As such, their pistols' manufacture and finish was designed to be elegant and beautiful, fit to put in a display case to sell to commercial buyers, even if the pistol was going to go to the military. Erfurt was a longtime military factory/armory/arsenal for Prussia and later the German Empire. Their pistols are built to the same specs as DWM, but they were designed to produce military weapons and so the craftsmanship and finish quality of the erfurt lugers are not the same, as you may have noticed. Erfurt Lugers of all types are generally considered to be less desirable than their DWM counterparts for this reason. Many on here describe them as "functionally ugly". They are both fantastic pieces and both are Lugers from top to bottom...but no they aren't the same.

03-14-2018, 02:13 PM	#2
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 889 Thanks: 837 Thanked 898 Times in 435 Posts	No they are not. the DWM artillery Luger is a wonderful find, the Erfurt is as well but there some notable differences. Firstly, DWM was originally the sole manufacturer of all P08 designs. This changed in 1909 when the Imperial government ordered production to begin at the royal Prussian factory/arsenal/armory at Erfurt. DWM was originally a commerical producer. As such, their pistols' manufacture and finish was designed to be elegant and beautiful, fit to put in a display case to sell to commercial buyers, even if the pistol was going to go to the military. Erfurt was a longtime military factory/armory/arsenal for Prussia and later the German Empire. Their pistols are built to the same specs as DWM, but they were designed to produce military weapons and so the craftsmanship and finish quality of the erfurt lugers are not the same, as you may have noticed. Erfurt Lugers of all types are generally considered to be less desirable than their DWM counterparts for this reason. Many on here describe them as "functionally ugly". They are both fantastic pieces and both are Lugers from top to bottom...but no they aren't the same. Last edited by HerrKaiser; 03-15-2018 at 10:18 AM.