Erfurt c/RC mark survey

[Dwight Gruber]

Updated 11/07/06
Most current version of the database
The Ph entries are from photographs, not all pistol views were shown and so there could be marks missing from these rerports.

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A very interesting and informative discussion about the WWI Revisions-Commission and c/RC markings on Erfurt Lugers () has reminded me of the brief attempt a year or so ago here on this Forum to survey the predominance of c/RC markings, by year, on Erfurt Lugers. The discussion has got my data juices flowing, so I am resurrecting the survey in hopes of doing a proper datbase.

There have been an number of good responses, and I have mined the Forums for data (there are a surprising number of good reports). The database is complex enough that it is easiest to snapshot the spreadsheet and present it here (current as of 6/15):



You can see the kind of data I am looking for:

Year
Serial number
standard or LP (1914)

c/RC marks on:
Barrel-above inspector mark
Barrel-elsewhere

Reciever-above hardness mark
Receiver-sear bar
Receiver-elsewhere

Toggle train-breechblock
Toggle train-center toggle
Toggle train-rear toggle
Toggle train-elsewhere

Frame-trigger guard
Frame-left frame rail
Frame-elsewhere

Trigger plate-exterior
Trigger plate-trigger lever

Takedown lever

Anywhere else not specified

Since there were a number of DWM c/RC marks reported I am including them and looking for more.

Thanks very much to everyone who has responded so far. If anyone else has information to add, please post the information here or email me dwightg@pacifier.com . I will continue to update the database post every so often.

--Dwight