Weimar 1920/1911 Erfurt Question

PANZERSOLDAT · 08-10-2003, 09:04 PM

Picked up interesting double date in a hardshell P=38 holster. SN 7208 o. Has Erfurt toggle and upper and I believe a later post 1914 lower frame. Barrel SN was xxxx out and restamped with 7208 just above it. Safety bar and sear bar #'s overstamped with 08. Matching 7208 wood bottom mag with imperial crown proof. There is a stock lug so frame is not 1911 erfurt even though it is SN to rest of gun.Crown RC stamp on toggle,scriptic crown G on sideplate,rear toggle, and right side upper. Crown RC also on front of trigger guard. Weimar pieces are difficult for me to classify, was this issued to the Freikorps? The P38 hardshell it came to me in leads me to believe it continued into Third Reich service. How many WWI Erfurts and DWMs were reworked and carried over to Weimar service? How many of these continued into Third Reich service? Has there been any documented research by anyone on this subject?
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08-10-2003, 09:04 PM	#1
PANZERSOLDAT User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: CLARKSVILLE, TN Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Weimar 1920/1911 Erfurt Question Picked up interesting double date in a hardshell P=38 holster. SN 7208 o. Has Erfurt toggle and upper and I believe a later post 1914 lower frame. Barrel SN was xxxx out and restamped with 7208 just above it. Safety bar and sear bar #'s overstamped with 08. Matching 7208 wood bottom mag with imperial crown proof. There is a stock lug so frame is not 1911 erfurt even though it is SN to rest of gun.Crown RC stamp on toggle,scriptic crown G on sideplate,rear toggle, and right side upper. Crown RC also on front of trigger guard. Weimar pieces are difficult for me to classify, was this issued to the Freikorps? The P38 hardshell it came to me in leads me to believe it continued into Third Reich service. How many WWI Erfurts and DWMs were reworked and carried over to Weimar service? How many of these continued into Third Reich service? Has there been any documented research by anyone on this subject? <a href="http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/Picture009.jpg" target="_fullview"><img src="http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/Picture009.jpg" width="400" alt="Click for fullsize image" /></a>