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Vlim · 12-13-2005, 05:56 PM

I might also add that Erma had nothing to do with the Erfurt arsenal, other than being based in Erfurt as well ('Erfurter Maschinenwerke') and being a commercial company.

Unspellable is correct about the Bern / Mauser line. Although Mauser bought the Bern tooling, virtually nothing was useable, so the tooling was discarded and a new line designed, with a little help of mr. August Weiss who saved many original drawings from the French after the war.

I think that remains of the second line (Simson and Krieghoff) were responsible for some DDR produced parts. No hard evidence, though.

12-13-2005, 05:56 PM	#20
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	I might also add that Erma had nothing to do with the Erfurt arsenal, other than being based in Erfurt as well ('Erfurter Maschinenwerke') and being a commercial company. Unspellable is correct about the Bern / Mauser line. Although Mauser bought the Bern tooling, virtually nothing was useable, so the tooling was discarded and a new line designed, with a little help of mr. August Weiss who saved many original drawings from the French after the war. I think that remains of the second line (Simson and Krieghoff) were responsible for some DDR produced parts. No hard evidence, though.