Survival rate:DWM vs. Erfurt

SteveM · 07-10-2001, 06:09 PM

According to Still and his tabulations, there were about 200,000 fewer Erfurts mfg than DWM's. Why is it that I hardly ever see any Erfurt pistols come on the market?

We are talking several hundred K of each for ttl production but I see far more DWM pistols. Maybe 1 out of every 75 to 100 are Erfurt. Any ideas or explanations. Reason I ask is I looked at a 1913 Erfurt the other day and was thinking maybe I should try to pick it up. No stock lug, hold open added,mag was incorrect but was a Nazi police E/L, serial number ns. Any thoughts? Ideas?

SteveM

07-10-2001, 06:09 PM	#1
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	Survival rate:DWM vs. Erfurt According to Still and his tabulations, there were about 200,000 fewer Erfurts mfg than DWM's. Why is it that I hardly ever see any Erfurt pistols come on the market? We are talking several hundred K of each for ttl production but I see far more DWM pistols. Maybe 1 out of every 75 to 100 are Erfurt. Any ideas or explanations. Reason I ask is I looked at a 1913 Erfurt the other day and was thinking maybe I should try to pick it up. No stock lug, hold open added,mag was incorrect but was a Nazi police E/L, serial number ns. Any thoughts? Ideas? SteveM