Lyn, unless my eyes are deceiving me (possible at my age) the eagle on the breechblock is not as shown in Costanzo, Pg 289, #77 but is like the ones on the upper part of the page which are identified as Erfurt.
While I have absolutely NO compiled evidence to support it, I'm beginning to believe that some parts may have been supplied to DWM by Erfurt as evidenced by the Erfurt Eagles found on DWM Artillery barrels and breechblocks. If no Erfurt Lugers were made in 1915 and they had parts that DWM could use, it makes sense to me that the parts would have been shipped to DWM for use in their production. Just as modern-day manufacturers share parts, why wouldn't the government arsenal at Erfurt share parts to complete a government contract with DWM?
This is just an unsubstantiated theory of mine but it would be nice if anyone who has an Imperial DWM Luger would check to see if any has an Erfurt Eagle proof anywhere on it. You can e-mail the information to: doubs43@earthlink.net and I'll compile the information. I could be all wet on this but I'd like to find out.
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