1914 Erfurt

K.Wilhelm · 07-20-2013, 08:50 AM

I finally was able to pick my 1914 Erfurt yesterday. It is indeed all matching including the grips, and has unit marks (79th Regiment). The bad is that the old war horse has very little finish left except for the toggle assembly which is very nice. But on the plus side the pistol functioned and fired perfectly. The bore is pretty good for a WWI pistol. My guess is that it was brought back from WWI.

Now the question is to restore or not? I'm leaning to not right now partly because of a gouge on the barrel. Also the grips although matching are very worn and missing a couple of chips. I think they would be too thin if sanded down and recheckered. Anyway, I'm glad to give the old soldier a good home and some occasional light work. KW

07-20-2013, 08:50 AM	#1
K.Wilhelm User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Central Colorado Posts: 215 Thanks: 45 Thanked 109 Times in 66 Posts	1914 Erfurt I finally was able to pick my 1914 Erfurt yesterday. It is indeed all matching including the grips, and has unit marks (79th Regiment). The bad is that the old war horse has very little finish left except for the toggle assembly which is very nice. But on the plus side the pistol functioned and fired perfectly. The bore is pretty good for a WWI pistol. My guess is that it was brought back from WWI. Now the question is to restore or not? I'm leaning to not right now partly because of a gouge on the barrel. Also the grips although matching are very worn and missing a couple of chips. I think they would be too thin if sanded down and recheckered. Anyway, I'm glad to give the old soldier a good home and some occasional light work. KW __________________ NRA Endowment Life member Proud veteran of the Naval Security Group