Erfurt with "M" marking

mrerick · 04-08-2017, 09:55 PM

Today, a friend showed me the Erfurt "1918" date Luger that his father brought back from WW-II Germany.

It has been in the family since his return.

It's all matching with some unusual characteristics. Has anyone seen these before?

There is a capital serif "M" stamped on the left side of the frame above the trigger and covered by the trigger plate. There is also a similar "M" stamped on the top of the trigger itself.
There is a E/6 (Simson) marked rear toggle
There is a unusual Nazi era Eagle over a three letter sequence on the right side of the receiver behind the normal location of acceptance and proof stamps
There is only one Crown over letter acceptance stamp. There are four Crown/RC stamps, with one above the Crown over letter acceptance
The gun is in high condition with all numbered parts correctly matching including the E/6 rear toggle
The rear axle pin is not numbered
The barrel is staked and appears original to the receiver with continuous witness mark

I assume that this was a Simson rework of an Erfurt. It could also be a depot rework using parts sourced from Simson. Are these a known variation / rework program?

04-08-2017, 09:55 PM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,924 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,136 Times in 1,519 Posts	Erfurt with "M" marking Today, a friend showed me the Erfurt "1918" date Luger that his father brought back from WW-II Germany. It has been in the family since his return. It's all matching with some unusual characteristics. Has anyone seen these before? There is a capital serif "M" stamped on the left side of the frame above the trigger and covered by the trigger plate. There is also a similar "M" stamped on the top of the trigger itself. There is a E/6 (Simson) marked rear toggle There is a unusual Nazi era Eagle over a three letter sequence on the right side of the receiver behind the normal location of acceptance and proof stamps There is only one Crown over letter acceptance stamp. There are four Crown/RC stamps, with one above the Crown over letter acceptance The gun is in high condition with all numbered parts correctly matching including the E/6 rear toggle The rear axle pin is not numbered The barrel is staked and appears original to the receiver with continuous witness mark I assume that this was a Simson rework of an Erfurt. It could also be a depot rework using parts sourced from Simson. Are these a known variation / rework program? __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.