Erfurt 1911 - My first Luger

Vlim · 05-24-2008, 09:15 AM

The pistol shows some signs of East-German reworking, although more detailed descriptions (like barrel markings) will be needed. If it was a DDR rework, this might explain how the pistol ended up in Nicaragua, as DDR surplus was regularly used to supply countries in need of not-too-obvious Eastern-Block military support.

It just adds to an interesting history. This pistol saw service before WW1, during WW1, in the Weimar era, during WW2 and after WW2 and made a journey though the most important conflicts of the last century.

I'd try to get both guns

05-24-2008, 09:15 AM	#12
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	The pistol shows some signs of East-German reworking, although more detailed descriptions (like barrel markings) will be needed. If it was a DDR rework, this might explain how the pistol ended up in Nicaragua, as DDR surplus was regularly used to supply countries in need of not-too-obvious Eastern-Block military support. It just adds to an interesting history. This pistol saw service before WW1, during WW1, in the Weimar era, during WW2 and after WW2 and made a journey though the most important conflicts of the last century. I'd try to get both guns