Good Morning Herb,
I do not believe Doug Smith was at the table when some of the Forum guys looked at your Erfurt.
I do not think it matters much, but this "beginner's" impression of your serial number suffix is that it definitely looked like that funny "q", to me.
I also recall you walked over to the FSG table a couple of times with various lugers you were having some of the experts look over a couple of your pistols.
Herb, another way to get some resolution here might be to ask Bill Garrison ( aka Garfield) and/or Jan Still if they would be willing to personally "inspect" your gun. It would only cost you the round trip shipping and insurance to send it up to Alaska. Another way would be to arrange to meet these folks at a mutually agreeable gun show.
Regards,
Pete <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />