Erfurt c/RC mark survey

[Dwight Gruber]

Originally posted by micmacman
[B]i just put a Erfurt Luger on layaway,a 1917 that has the C/RC marking on it as well....is this a proof mark indicative to the Erfurt arsenal solely?

also what was determined the meaning of the mark (not 100% sure if correct) was that it signified a part that had a correctable flaw,that merely need some minor attention to bring up to standard,,,,,is this correct?

also what do you mean by "standard or LP"?

Dave,

Sorry for the late reply.

I don't know for a fact if the c/RC is exclusive to Erfurt. Erfurt was a government armory, and subject to Army regulations which specified, among other things, the Revisions-Commision. This strongly suggests that such a Commission existed in any Imperial government arms manufacturing facility. I imagine that other correspondents can speak authoritatively to this.

The c/RC mark did not indicate that a repair or modification was necessary; in fact, quite the opposite. If an inspector found that a part was out-of-spec in some minor detail, not affecting its function, he sent that part to the Revisions-Commission for their acceptance or rejection. The c/RC stamp indicates their acceptance of the part as manufactured, and officially absolves the inspector from responsibility in case the part fails later in use.

"Standard" indicates a conventional P-08 with a 4" (100mm) barrel. "LP" indicates an LP-08--Lange Pistole 08, the Artillery model.

--Dwight