Arsenal quality differences

DavidJayUden · 05-09-2013, 11:17 AM

The one thing I will point out, IMHO at least, the late Erfurt guns of WW1 lacked the detail to finish that the DWM guns had. Remember that DWM sold the same product on the commercial market and there was no distinction to the quality of finish given one gun over the other. Erfurts were all gov't-made war guns, so some pre-bluing finish steps may have been sacrificed.
That being said, the early Erfurts seem on a par with DWM.
Now let's hear from the Erfurt crowd...
dju

05-09-2013, 11:17 AM	#4
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	The one thing I will point out, IMHO at least, the late Erfurt guns of WW1 lacked the detail to finish that the DWM guns had. Remember that DWM sold the same product on the commercial market and there was no distinction to the quality of finish given one gun over the other. Erfurts were all gov't-made war guns, so some pre-bluing finish steps may have been sacrificed. That being said, the early Erfurts seem on a par with DWM. Now let's hear from the Erfurt crowd... dju