any information about this 1917/20 unit marked erfurt would be appreciated

[siegersallee]

Gentlemen,

I am impressed with the restraint which you exercised in dealing with the original poster.
In any event, I guess Bob Simpson did not find his luger all that interesting. It now rests at gunbroker .

Some of his claims were interesting: his Gunbroker userid is "RICARDTHE2ND" and he has 40 transactions to his credit.

[tomaustin]

please note that he apparently ripped-off Roadkill's detailed analysis and appended it to his "for sale" gunbroker package......

[jbf22]

Originally Posted by siegersallee

Gentlemen,

I am impressed with the restraint which you exercised in dealing with the original poster.
In any event, I guess Bob Simpson did not find his luger all that interesting. It now rests at gunbroker .

Some of his claims were interesting: his Gunbroker userid is "RICARDTHE2ND" and he has 40 transactions to his credit.

This item is on Gunbroker with a reserve high enough that it won't sell, simply to obtain information due to the high traffic on that website. I asked a friend to list in hopes of having a collector of sorts run across it and shed some light on it. The information that was added to that auction from this forum was not my doing but the doing of the gentleman that originally posted the ad. If it is of offense to anyone on this forum that it is listed on Gunbroker I'll have the ad taken down as I said it was simply an attempt to obtain more information. It was certainly not my intention to offend anyone.

I apologize for being somewhat of an ungracious **** last week, I wasn't in the best mood. I know that seems a **** excuse and I don't assume it will absolve me of any dis-respect nor do I intend it too. Thank you for all your help with information on this firearm. I really do appreciate it, I am not on a quest for money as I have turned down several offers on this firearm, highest one to date was $1700. I only paid $425 for the firearm so I could have easily turned a quick profit if that was my intention.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by jbf22

I apologize for being somewhat of an ungracious **** last week...

It broke up the monotony. At least nobody told you to go buy a book...

[jbf22]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

It broke up the monotony. At least nobody told you to go buy a book...

Since buying this firearm I have purchased and borrowed several books to no avail.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by jbf22

Since buying this firearm I have purchased and borrowed several books to no avail.

Luger books are wonderful for curing insomnia...

[Norme]

Hi Jonah, As you surely must know, the early 1920's were a time of great social and political turmoil in Germany. What ever marking regulations were in force at the time, "ordnung" frequently took second place to expediency. The fact that 1920 was both a date and a property mark only added to the confusion, and anomalies abound. Here's a P08 Navy (made in early 1914), that was marked 1921 by some local armorer. What was he thinking?
As to value, while a 1917/20 marked chamber is certainly rare, people who collect such oddities are rarer still, and I don't believe your gun will sell for more than any other unit marked 1917 Erfurt in similar condition. Since the gun is now listed on Gunbroker you'll know soon enough.
Regards, Norm