Perry,
The 8701 does not indicate the build year. The year should be stamped on top of the receiver but may have been removed. Assuming that the frame matches the rest of the gun (it is an Erfurt frame but I can't make out the serial number), the presence of the stock lug dates it to no earlier than late 1913. The unrelieved sear bar dates it to no later than early 1916. The acceptance marks on the side of the receiver are obscured but the first (left) mark seems to be a crown/D which is only documented by Still on 1913 dated Erfurt lugers made between 1913 and 1916.
KFS
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