Re: Horizontal Crown N's
Bill,
Point well taken on your theory and this is a good possiblity. The only thing is that you state the pistol was originally an Artillery. I assume this is because of the cut in the receiver. It may not have been an Artillery because the cut was put into all Erfurt receivers in the later part of WWI so they could be used for either type pistol.
As to the Crown RC on the barrel; when did the Crown RC get stamped? Was it stamped prior to assembly or after assembly of the entire pistol? I feel the parts were passed and stamped with the Crown RC before assembly of the pistol and this would give you a mixture of correct parts vs. off spec. parts. During the later years of the war, I am sure they were producing them as fast as possible ans used whatever they could and still be a safe pistol for the troops.
This is really a good conversation and great interaction with ideas. I am definetly not an Imperial Luger expert as some of you are, but I am enjoying this thread.
marvin
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