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George Anderson · 08-14-2005, 01:08 PM

I think that the answer to these unconventional 1914 P08s lies in the undiscovered production history of the Royal Arsenal. There are no 1915 dated Erfurts, I would assume that the government arsenal was not instructed to cease LP08 and P08 production as of 31 December 1914. It is more likely that parabellum production was halted sometime during the year of 1914. It was most likely halted quite abruptly in order that facility and man power resources could be put to a more urgent use.

If 1914's production was halted rather abruptly then one might assume that P08 components were available but put aside in order to pursue whatever the greater need was. Subsequently, when that greater urgency had been satisfied, P08 production resumed and at some point the 1914 dated receivers were pulled in to the production line.

If one uses logic, the fact that these oddballs all fall in the same letter block should indicate that it was an original production anomaly and not the work of some modern day charlatan. The mecahnics and economics of boosting a line-run Erfurt to an improperly serial numbered 1914 do not add up.

Think about it.

08-14-2005, 01:08 PM	#31
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	I think that the answer to these unconventional 1914 P08s lies in the undiscovered production history of the Royal Arsenal. There are no 1915 dated Erfurts, I would assume that the government arsenal was not instructed to cease LP08 and P08 production as of 31 December 1914. It is more likely that parabellum production was halted sometime during the year of 1914. It was most likely halted quite abruptly in order that facility and man power resources could be put to a more urgent use. If 1914's production was halted rather abruptly then one might assume that P08 components were available but put aside in order to pursue whatever the greater need was. Subsequently, when that greater urgency had been satisfied, P08 production resumed and at some point the 1914 dated receivers were pulled in to the production line. If one uses logic, the fact that these oddballs all fall in the same letter block should indicate that it was an original production anomaly and not the work of some modern day charlatan. The mecahnics and economics of boosting a line-run Erfurt to an improperly serial numbered 1914 do not add up. Think about it.