OldFalGuy,
I got an Erfurt artillery with matching mag and stock about two or three years ago (time flies when your having fun). The guy wanted $1900 and I talked him down to $1800. I was shaking like a leaf in a tornado, before, during and after the sale. Ralph Shattuck was standing nearby, (maybe waiting for me to pass on the gun so that he could buy it?). I still shake a bit everytime I think about it. What a find!
Now comes the ultimate - finding a dated 1914 holster, cup and strapes for it (the leather). I found a holster and the magazine pouch (no straps or cup). But the darn holster is so rare and in such good shape with the markings on the inside of the flap on the raw leather, that I don't dare use it. So I keep searching. But, the hunt is what collecting is all about.
I also have a 1915, 1917 and a 1918 artillery with matching mags and stocks. So far, I have found the date matching, holster leather for the '15 and the '17. I believe that the 1915 artillery Luger gun itself is actually rarer than the Erfurt artillery. The Erfurt artillery Luger gun itself was only made for one year so that makes it more interesting. The 1915 and 1916 holster leather are pretty common. Finding a 1914 and a 1918 dated artillery holster leather rig is a tough find. I have found "put-togethers"- but never the original leather rigs of those two dates.
The 1914 DWM artillery Luger is very rare, so finding one with a matching mag is tough. While two of the three that I have have matching mags, I don't even dream about finding one with a matching stock. I have no explaination as to why I have never found a 1916 artillery with matching mag and stock. Lazy I guess. But I have the date matching leather holster rigs just waiting in case I do.
Bragging is good.
Big Norm
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