Erfurt front sight conundrum

Roadster 02 · 12-15-2023, 10:36 AM

I agree that the DH was not a factory applied stamp, but I also do not believe that all of those DH pistols that fall in a certain set of years were being done (faked) after WW2. If the idea of total fakery were true there would be a scattering of random makes, and years showing up with the DH stamp. The DH would not be confined to a certain era of Lugers (1913-1918). Sure there is a few oddball years of DH marked Lugers that show up, and those I believe are the ones that have been faked. Nobody seems to have definite proof. Either way, I have a nice, matched, 1917 DH Erfurt Luger, and that's not ever a bad thing despite the controversy.

12-15-2023, 10:36 AM	#1
Roadster 02 User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Rocky Mountain High Posts: 316 Thanks: 181 Thanked 263 Times in 90 Posts	I agree that the DH was not a factory applied stamp, but I also do not believe that all of those DH pistols that fall in a certain set of years were being done (faked) after WW2. If the idea of total fakery were true there would be a scattering of random makes, and years showing up with the DH stamp. The DH would not be confined to a certain era of Lugers (1913-1918). Sure there is a few oddball years of DH marked Lugers that show up, and those I believe are the ones that have been faked. Nobody seems to have definite proof. Either way, I have a nice, matched, 1917 DH Erfurt Luger, and that's not ever a bad thing despite the controversy. Last edited by Roadster 02; 12-16-2023 at 11:24 AM.

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