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[George Anderson]

The leather is all fake as is the magazine. The pistol is a mixed parts gun; 1917 DWM receiver with Erfurt toggle train. Erfurt made LP08s in 1914 ONLY.

[Ron Wood]

Originally Posted by George Anderson

The leather is all fake as is the magazine. The pistol is a mixed parts gun; 1917 DWM receiver with Erfurt toggle train. Erfurt made LP08s in 1914 ONLY.

George,
I magnified the receiver image and I think the inspector marks and the firing proof are Erfurt. So it looks to me like a DWM barrel added to a 1917 Erfurt.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Ron Wood

George,
I magnified the receiver image and I think the inspector marks and the firing proof are Erfurt. So it looks to me like a DWM barrel added to a 1917 Erfurt.

Ron, what do you & George (and others) think about the toggle??? Were there Erfurts that crudely machined/fabricated???

[George Anderson]

Originally Posted by Ron Wood

George,
I magnified the receiver image and I think the inspector marks and the firing proof are Erfurt. So it looks to me like a DWM barrel added to a 1917 Erfurt.

Right you are Ron. It appears to be a standard 1917 Erfurt P08 with an LP08 barrel added. It's the only magazine I've ever seen with a crown/RC stamping.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by George Anderson

Right you are Ron. It appears to be a standard 1917 Erfurt P08 with an LP08 barrel added. It's the only magazine I've ever seen with a crown/RC stamping.

I agree, that is why I mentioned the receiver stamping in post #5.

I did find this 1918 Erfurt on GB yesterday, crown does not seem to be broken, and it is a matching pistol.