Found a 1914 Erfurt Luger For Sale . . .

Ron Wood · 02-09-2009, 12:13 AM

Somebody went crazy with the buffing wheel. It appears to have been heavily pitted so whoever owned it tried to make it pretty. Not everyone is a collector, so there has always been, and continues to be, a desire on the part of the uninitated to "improve" the appearance of their guns. Not necessarily a condemnation since they probably had no knowledge of the significance of the piece or guidance about preserving its history. To add to this Luger's woes, the stock is a reproduction.

02-09-2009, 12:13 AM	#5
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,121 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	Somebody went crazy with the buffing wheel. It appears to have been heavily pitted so whoever owned it tried to make it pretty. Not everyone is a collector, so there has always been, and continues to be, a desire on the part of the uninitated to "improve" the appearance of their guns. Not necessarily a condemnation since they probably had no knowledge of the significance of the piece or guidance about preserving its history. To add to this Luger's woes, the stock is a reproduction. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction