H. Jones' Book - 1917 Erfurt Artillery ?

Pete Ebbink · 10-06-2002, 12:59 PM

Hello Dwight,

You have a good memory...I went back and found the previous thread.

I do have the following questions, based on the previous thread started by Doubs :

1. I can envision a photographer taking the "top" of the luger off the frame to make photographing the top view easier. But why would further disassembly be required ? If the toggle assembly was taken down further, one has to assume a second luger was disassemled at the same time and all the parts got mixed up on the table. Is this likely ? I would think a photographer would only work with one luger at a time. (But this is just "wild ass" speculation, on my part...)

2. The second part of Doub's posting back in June 2002 asked about a statement about a 1915 Erfurt Artillery that was presented in Still's Imperial Lugers, on the bottom of page 92.

Curious that there was no reply to this part of the thread. Here is the second part of Doubs' orginal thread :

" One possible exception is reported in "Imperial Lugers" on page 92 at the bottom. A collector named McTague reported in 1990 having examined an Artillery Erfurt dated 1915 that he considered authentic. The serial number was # 6939 and the pistol was accompanied by a matching stock. "

I believe this serial # 6939 is the same 1915 Erfurt artillery that has been for sale at the Midwest web site for some time.

Has this 1915 Erfurt artillery been "authenticated" ? By others ? If so, by whom ? Is/was Mr. McTague an "expert" ? Why did Jan Still include this info. on page 92 ?

3. If a 1915 and possibly a 1917 Erfurt artillery has shown up (and assuming both are authentic...), why haven't more non-1914 dated Erfurt artillerys shown up ?

Regards,

Pete...

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10-06-2002, 12:59 PM	#3
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Hello Dwight, You have a good memory...I went back and found the previous thread. I do have the following questions, based on the previous thread started by Doubs : 1. I can envision a photographer taking the "top" of the luger off the frame to make photographing the top view easier. But why would further disassembly be required ? If the toggle assembly was taken down further, one has to assume a second luger was disassemled at the same time and all the parts got mixed up on the table. Is this likely ? I would think a photographer would only work with one luger at a time. (But this is just "wild ass" speculation, on my part...) 2. The second part of Doub's posting back in June 2002 asked about a statement about a 1915 Erfurt Artillery that was presented in Still's Imperial Lugers, on the bottom of page 92. Curious that there was no reply to this part of the thread. Here is the second part of Doubs' orginal thread : " One possible exception is reported in "Imperial Lugers" on page 92 at the bottom. A collector named McTague reported in 1990 having examined an Artillery Erfurt dated 1915 that he considered authentic. The serial number was # 6939 and the pistol was accompanied by a matching stock. " I believe this serial # 6939 is the same 1915 Erfurt artillery that has been for sale at the Midwest web site for some time. Has this 1915 Erfurt artillery been "authenticated" ? By others ? If so, by whom ? Is/was Mr. McTague an "expert" ? Why did Jan Still include this info. on page 92 ? 3. If a 1915 and possibly a 1917 Erfurt artillery has shown up (and assuming both are authentic...), why haven't more non-1914 dated Erfurt artillerys shown up ? Regards, Pete...