Erfurt 1917 for review

[John Sabato]

Originally Posted by Geo99

Nice pistol but don't pay too much:

Rear toggle axle is an obvious replacement part.

Extractor is an unnumbered replacement part.

Toggle train looks possibly reblued to me, but it could just be the quality of the pictures, which have a lot of glare. The "ERFURT" stamp & crown just look a little shallow to me,

I have to opine that I also believe that this gun was refinished at some point in its history, perhaps when the fit of the toggle was repaired with the oversize axle pin. That is not to say that the gun is not genuine, only that repairs changed it from its original state. The bevels on the sides of the forward toggle link where the ERFURT is stamped appear uneven to me and fit with George's comment that the stamping looks shallow.

With all that said, I think this is a fine Luger and the value is dependent on the value placed on the gun in this trade.

Just my $0.02