1918 Erfurt

Augsburger · 03-06-2006, 11:57 AM

Latest 1918 Erfurt that I've bought. My second Luger & first "collector" piece. I understand that unit marked 1918's are somewhat rare. Tell me what you think!

Augsburger · 03-06-2006, 12:00 PM

Augsburger · 03-06-2006, 12:10 PM

Thanks very much to Ed Tinker for his patience in helping me figure out the posting routine and his sage advice................Augsburger

policeluger · 03-06-2006, 12:13 PM

It's a beauty, very well done....sorry I am not good on unit markings, but someone will jump in and help out.

Dwight Gruber · 03-06-2006, 12:29 PM

Augsberger,

A really superb example of a 1918 Erfurt. According to Still (Imperial Lugers) less than 0.2% of this year's production was unit marked, so I'd say your gun falls into the pretty rare category. I'm not going to attempt the unit mark--deciphering an R designation requires some specific detail knowledge of the German army structure which I lack--but I'm sure that someone will come along with the answer pretty soon.

Very cool Luger.

--Dwight

Augsburger · 03-06-2006, 12:35 PM

Ron Smith told me it was the 93rd Regiment 9th Company gun #9. The unit belonged to the 8th Infantry Division.

Herb · 03-06-2006, 01:08 PM

Glen, overall it's a very nice example but I have reservations about that trigger side plate. It's condition appears to be much better than the rest of the metal on the pistol plus it's missing the Erfurt Crown/B stamp. The area just above the 'island' should also show machining marks running front to rear contrary to the rest of the plate shich should be running top to bottom. While it does show the correct number, and in the German style, the die used on the side plate was much newer, showing less use, that the other 47 numbers. I'll probably get bashed for this post by the other guys but that is my initial observation. I agree with Ron on his interpretation of the unit mark.

LU1900 · 03-06-2006, 02:13 PM

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Dwight Gruber · 03-06-2006, 03:04 PM

Regarding the sideplate Herb is quite on point, characteristics which I overlooked in my initial enthusiasm. Note also that the 4 lacks the bottom serif which are characteristic of all the other 4s on the pistol.

--Dwight

03-06-2006, 11:57 AM	#1
Augsburger User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tejas Posts: 160 Thanks: 17 Thanked 14 Times in 5 Posts	1918 Erfurt Latest 1918 Erfurt that I've bought. My second Luger & first "collector" piece. I understand that unit marked 1918's are somewhat rare. Tell me what you think! __________________ Wilder Eber

03-06-2006, 12:00 PM	#2
Augsburger User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tejas Posts: 160 Thanks: 17 Thanked 14 Times in 5 Posts	2 more __________________ Wilder Eber

03-06-2006, 12:10 PM	#3
Augsburger User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tejas Posts: 160 Thanks: 17 Thanked 14 Times in 5 Posts	Thanks very much to Ed Tinker for his patience in helping me figure out the posting routine and his sage advice................Augsburger __________________ Wilder Eber

03-06-2006, 12:35 PM	#6
Augsburger User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tejas Posts: 160 Thanks: 17 Thanked 14 Times in 5 Posts	Ron Smith told me it was the 93rd Regiment 9th Company gun #9. The unit belonged to the 8th Infantry Division. __________________ Wilder Eber

03-06-2006, 01:08 PM	#7
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Glen, overall it's a very nice example but I have reservations about that trigger side plate. It's condition appears to be much better than the rest of the metal on the pistol plus it's missing the Erfurt Crown/B stamp. The area just above the 'island' should also show machining marks running front to rear contrary to the rest of the plate shich should be running top to bottom. While it does show the correct number, and in the German style, the die used on the side plate was much newer, showing less use, that the other 47 numbers. I'll probably get bashed for this post by the other guys but that is my initial observation. I agree with Ron on his interpretation of the unit mark. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

03-06-2006, 12:13 PM	#4
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	It's a beauty, very well done....sorry I am not good on unit markings, but someone will jump in and help out.

03-06-2006, 12:29 PM	#5
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Augsberger, A really superb example of a 1918 Erfurt. According to Still (Imperial Lugers) less than 0.2% of this year's production was unit marked, so I'd say your gun falls into the pretty rare category. I'm not going to attempt the unit mark--deciphering an R designation requires some specific detail knowledge of the German army structure which I lack--but I'm sure that someone will come along with the answer pretty soon. Very cool Luger. --Dwight

03-06-2006, 02:13 PM	#8
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03-06-2006, 03:04 PM	#9
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Regarding the sideplate Herb is quite on point, characteristics which I overlooked in my initial enthusiasm. Note also that the 4 lacks the bottom serif which are characteristic of all the other 4s on the pistol. --Dwight