Erfurt Side Plate

In Tom's example, how does one know if the 'matching found' sideplate is not the original sideplate which started life on that particular gun? It could have been and some how gotten separated along the way.


In the early sixties at a gun show in Norristown Pa. I purchased a lovely 98% Borchardt, serial number 305. Four years later at a gun show in Columbus, Ohio I found a Borchardt stock and cheekpiece numbered 305. Of course I purchased this find and considered I had a matching set. Somewhere, some how these pieces had been separated, but according to Kyrie this would not be considered a matching set. I feel if the number is correct along with color and every other criterion, then it is matching. Who can say different?


Bill S.