1912 Erfurt

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Originally Posted by Ron Wood

Ricardo,
You got a screaming good deal. That is a superior early Erfurt...in addition to excellent original finish and unit marking it even still has the proper acceptance marked grip screws, which is seldom encountered. As your first Luger I like to say that you hit it out of the park on your first time at bat. Congratulations.

Ron,
I just returned from my FFL. The pistol arrived this afternoon so I wanted to inspect it before submitting the DROS paperwork. It looks even better in person. The straw is in excellent shape with enough wear to give one confidence that it has not been re-done as is the overall rust blue of the pistol. The magazine is an excellent condition, dual proofed Erfurt (non-matching serial number as previously disclosed). I suspect that this was captured early in the war or else was the sidearm of some fastidious officer. I would really like to shoot it but I may have to relegate this one to a display case. It is almost too nice. You guys were spot on with your advice to wait, read, ask questions and search.

Regards,
Ricardo