H. Jones' Book - 1917 Erfurt Artillery ?

Doubs · 10-08-2002, 12:17 PM

This is an interesting thread to be sure. But, it also brings up some questions, at least for me.

IF the 1915 and the 1917 Erfurt Artillery model Lugers are examined by acknowledged authorities and proclaimed to be authentic, where are the rest of the production Erfurt Artilleries for those years? It flies in the face of reason to believe that only one Erfurt Artillery was made in 1915 and also in 1917.... or that only one example of each year has survived.

Are the rest at the bottom of the ocean, having been on their way to German or Turkish forces in the Middle East?

Or, were these particular pistols made up post-war of original factory parts?

Could these have been "standard" Erfurt pistols in for repairs and then equiped with the long barrels and smooth rear toggle link?

Or, am I simply being too skeptical?

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10-08-2002, 12:17 PM	#12
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,742 Thanks: 826 Thanked 1,788 Times in 590 Posts	This is an interesting thread to be sure. But, it also brings up some questions, at least for me. IF the 1915 and the 1917 Erfurt Artillery model Lugers are examined by acknowledged authorities and proclaimed to be authentic, where are the rest of the production Erfurt Artilleries for those years? It flies in the face of reason to believe that only one Erfurt Artillery was made in 1915 and also in 1917.... or that only one example of each year has survived. Are the rest at the bottom of the ocean, having been on their way to German or Turkish forces in the Middle East? Or, were these particular pistols made up post-war of original factory parts? Could these have been "standard" Erfurt pistols in for repairs and then equiped with the long barrels and smooth rear toggle link? Or, am I simply being too skeptical?