1916 Erfurt

sfnamvet · 03-10-2010, 09:01 PM

I am trying to get a 1916 Erfurt in 30 Caliber Luger in shooting order for a friend of mine. Someone suggested that it could not be a 1916 Erfurt in 30 Cal and that might be the problem. I can find no corroboration of this do any of you know for sure? SN 99XX all matching except for the trigger plate. It stovepipes every round.

Thanks

sfnamvet

alanint · 03-10-2010, 10:15 PM

As one of the site members pointed out earlier, this gun was originally in 9mm. If someone other than a qualified depot switched the caliber to 30 Luger and did not replace the mainspring to the correct spring for 30, failures such as stovepiping are very likely

MFC · 03-10-2010, 11:45 PM

John,
All Erfurt Lugers, no matter what the S#, were originally 9mm.

03-10-2010, 09:01 PM	#1
sfnamvet User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1916 Erfurt I am trying to get a 1916 Erfurt in 30 Caliber Luger in shooting order for a friend of mine. Someone suggested that it could not be a 1916 Erfurt in 30 Cal and that might be the problem. I can find no corroboration of this do any of you know for sure? SN 99XX all matching except for the trigger plate. It stovepipes every round. Thanks sfnamvet

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MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	John, All Erfurt Lugers, no matter what the S#, were originally 9mm. __________________ Mike C.

03-10-2010, 10:15 PM	#2
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	As one of the site members pointed out earlier, this gun was originally in 9mm. If someone other than a qualified depot switched the caliber to 30 Luger and did not replace the mainspring to the correct spring for 30, failures such as stovepiping are very likely