new here..got a 1914 erfurt need a little info

hyena429 · 10-21-2006, 06:40 PM

i got a 1914 artillery erfurt luger...its dated 1914 on top of the reciver..im going to snap some pics of it...but i been offerd alot of stuff for it lately...its in great shape..no rubs..no dings..great blueing..still has straw on trigger and saftey..the serial number is 4###..and under the barrel its marked 8.83..all numbers match..from one end to the other of the gun..i got it too shoot about 8 years ago..and stopped shooting it cause the clip would kick out the bottom when i fired...only proublem it had..plus it was in such fantasic shape i figured i was wasiting cash by shooting it..thing was accurate thats for sure..lol...i would say,,95 to 99% blueing or more....im being offerd about 2,000 for it...should i jump on the offer? or will i be burned?

drbuster · 10-21-2006, 07:09 PM

Hyena429, if this Erfurt Artillery is as good as you say it is, and photographs that we all could see would assure to that, then $2000 is too low! These lugers, especially with matching magazines, are going for over $3000!

hyena429 · 10-21-2006, 10:23 PM

ya...i figured 2,000 was the lowest i was going to take..and i still not sure if i wanna take it for sure..lol..i dont wanna rip him off and i dont wanna be ripped off either..lol...plus i really like the gun even know i cant really shoot it anymore...how much does the clip problem hurt the value? is that a hard fix?.....like i said..looks allmost like new..very little or no wear marks...ill try to get some picks by this weekend.

petie3 · 10-22-2006, 11:12 PM

I picked up a mismatched and pitted 1917 DWM artillery for $1250 20 years ago. Shoots great and I've used it in High Power Silhouette. Your Erfurt should go for 4K+. (Then again, I saw a duplicate to my gun 20 yrs ago going for 3K. It was 100%, New, unfired, in a case.) Should go for 5K+ now.

hyena429 · 10-23-2006, 01:39 PM

ya..i seen refurbished erfurts bringing some good bucks now days too

the price has really went up in the last 8 years..lol

10-21-2006, 06:40 PM	#1
hyena429 User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	new here..got a 1914 erfurt need a little info i got a 1914 artillery erfurt luger...its dated 1914 on top of the reciver..im going to snap some pics of it...but i been offerd alot of stuff for it lately...its in great shape..no rubs..no dings..great blueing..still has straw on trigger and saftey..the serial number is 4###..and under the barrel its marked 8.83..all numbers match..from one end to the other of the gun..i got it too shoot about 8 years ago..and stopped shooting it cause the clip would kick out the bottom when i fired...only proublem it had..plus it was in such fantasic shape i figured i was wasiting cash by shooting it..thing was accurate thats for sure..lol...i would say,,95 to 99% blueing or more....im being offerd about 2,000 for it...should i jump on the offer? or will i be burned?

10-21-2006, 07:09 PM	#2
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Hyena429, if this Erfurt Artillery is as good as you say it is, and photographs that we all could see would assure to that, then $2000 is too low! These lugers, especially with matching magazines, are going for over $3000!

10-21-2006, 10:23 PM	#3
hyena429 User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ya...i figured 2,000 was the lowest i was going to take..and i still not sure if i wanna take it for sure..lol..i dont wanna rip him off and i dont wanna be ripped off either..lol...plus i really like the gun even know i cant really shoot it anymore...how much does the clip problem hurt the value? is that a hard fix?.....like i said..looks allmost like new..very little or no wear marks...ill try to get some picks by this weekend.

10-22-2006, 11:12 PM	#4
petie3 User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Redlands CA Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I picked up a mismatched and pitted 1917 DWM artillery for $1250 20 years ago. Shoots great and I've used it in High Power Silhouette. Your Erfurt should go for 4K+. (Then again, I saw a duplicate to my gun 20 yrs ago going for 3K. It was 100%, New, unfired, in a case.) Should go for 5K+ now.

10-23-2006, 01:39 PM	#5
hyena429 User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ya..i seen refurbished erfurts bringing some good bucks now days too the price has really went up in the last 8 years..lol