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Unread 11-14-2002, 05:49 PM   #2
Pete Ebbink
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Hello Stuart,

The resolution of your photos do not show a lot of detail, but here are my thoughts :

1. Erfurt grips would usually have the Crown/gothic letter inspector's stamp on the inside of each grip panel. They are small, and are easy to miss. My 1913/1920 double date Erfurt also has the last 2 numbers of the gun's serial number stamped on the inside of the wooden grip panels as well.

2. The wear of a luger should match, somewhat, the wear of the grips. That is, a mint luger should not have worn grips and vice versa...

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