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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by saxman:
<strong>No halo on mine, as it was obviously refinished after the original date was ground off and the property mark stamped. Rather nice job, expertly re-contoured to match the original curve, and blended in on the sides just right, with no tool marks visible. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">I have an Erfurt post-war rework in .30 caliber that has had the date removed. It, too, was done exceptionally well and the rust blue refinish blended nicely with the original finish. The area of the refinish is polished slightly better than the original factory finish and the receiver is thinner on top. There's no question that a date was removed as Erfurt made only dated receivers. Other than the barrel change and date removal, the remainder of the pistol is matching and original. The receiver is notched and the original finish is not up to 1914 Erfurt standards so it's obviously a late 1916, 1917 or 1918 manufacture.