A tired old Soldier…

[ieyres]

Hi Douglas - Thanks for the reply, i'll give that Forum a good look over. The search for a suitable box frame starts tomorrow...

I've carefully removed the side plate & taken a couple of quick photos, Its possible that there may have been a sear safety hole but the metal is just too corroded & the edge has been lost on shelf, i presume there wasnt much metal between the hole and the edge in the beginning.

From a closer look the number on the trigger matches the frame

Anyway, hope the pictures are of some help...

[ieyres]

I was just looking at some pictures of a similar dated Erfurt on

http://www.phoenixinvestmentarms.com/542ErfurtPol.htm

They mention.... "A clue to the history of the gun is the milling on the front top of the receiver. The small indent at the barrel location above the date tells us the receiver was originally intended to be or was an artillery model. At some point the barrel was changed at the factory"

My Luger also has this milling. Any thoughts on the validity of that comment ?