Well used Erfurt Police with history

[Vlim]

I've been pretty quiet on the forum the last year. Mostly due to work and other commitments, but I finally found some time to pick up, clean and document some recent acquisitions.

Finding a decent Erfurt is a bit of a challenge over here, and finding a police version is even worse. So I was happy to see this one come out of the woodwork. It had been in storage from 1945 onwards. The name of the original owner is known and I will need to do a lot more research to determine what his role was. For now I know that he served at the Austrian/Italian border, the South Tirol area and remained in Austria after the war. The pistol was acquired through a family connection of this person.

The pistol was produced in 1918, went into service in Leipzig as a pistol for the intermediate police force there, and was transferred to the Leipzig police later on, receiving the sear safety modification. The magazine is a properly marked early replacement, marked with a roman I, as well as the serial number.

The grips are original, but in a bad shape. The pistol had some spots of red rust, which cleaned off relatively easily. It has been knocked about over the years, but is in a decent technical condition.

Photos are not the best, I used my scanner, but you'll get an idea.