Erfurt Side Plate

Kyrie · 08-25-2001, 07:29 PM

Hi Bill,

IÃ¢??m afraid the comparison between the Borchardt and the Luger is invalid :-(

There were relatively very few Borchardt pistols made and their serial numbers did not repeat. There was one and only one Borchardt pistol serial number 305 - congratulations on your find. OTOH, there was something like 10,000 Lugers with a serial number ending on Ã¢??05Ã¢??. If you had a Luger serial number xx05 with a mismatched side plate and found a side plate numbered Ã¢??05Ã¢??, it would hardly be reasonable to assume the side plate you found was that 1 in 10,000 you needed.

The answer to your question, Ã¢??Who can say different?Ã¢?? is Ã¢??Any knowledgeable collectorÃ¢?? :-(

Best regards,

Kyrie

08-25-2001, 07:29 PM	#9
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	Re: Matching parts Hi Bill, IÃ¢??m afraid the comparison between the Borchardt and the Luger is invalid :-( There were relatively very few Borchardt pistols made and their serial numbers did not repeat. There was one and only one Borchardt pistol serial number 305 - congratulations on your find. OTOH, there was something like 10,000 Lugers with a serial number ending on Ã¢??05Ã¢??. If you had a Luger serial number xx05 with a mismatched side plate and found a side plate numbered Ã¢??05Ã¢??, it would hardly be reasonable to assume the side plate you found was that 1 in 10,000 you needed. The answer to your question, Ã¢??Who can say different?Ã¢?? is Ã¢??Any knowledgeable collectorÃ¢?? :-( Best regards, Kyrie