History of My "Balck Widow"...

04-16-2002, 05:38 PM

Hello BCC ,

The very old Erfurt stampings are all alike and equally old and appear on the following locations :

1. Right side of barrel. The germany army test proof is adjacent to this older stamping and actually has its left wing on top of the older Erfurt stamping.

2. The right side of the frame, in the location where a thumb safety would be if the luger has an ambidexterious safety...

3. On top of each of the three sections of the toggle link assembly.

The photos # 5 and # 6 I posted a couple of days ago show some of these older Erfurt markings, along side the byf markings and proofs.

I have been adviced by several folks I would consider knowlegable that Mauser did dig into parts bins during the last couple of years 1941 1942 to keep up with the war time pressures of filling military orders...

The gun also has several British proof house stampings from the Birmingham proof house. These stamps seem the "newest" compared to the Mauser and earlier Erfurt stampings; which seems to be supported by the chronology of the luger going to England at the end of WWII before arriving in the USA, eventually.

04-16-2002, 05:38 PM	#10
Wm."Pete" Ebbink Guest Posts: n/a	Re: black widow guestion Hello BCC , The very old Erfurt stampings are all alike and equally old and appear on the following locations : 1. Right side of barrel. The germany army test proof is adjacent to this older stamping and actually has its left wing on top of the older Erfurt stamping. 2. The right side of the frame, in the location where a thumb safety would be if the luger has an ambidexterious safety... 3. On top of each of the three sections of the toggle link assembly. The photos # 5 and # 6 I posted a couple of days ago show some of these older Erfurt markings, along side the byf markings and proofs. I have been adviced by several folks I would consider knowlegable that Mauser did dig into parts bins during the last couple of years 1941 1942 to keep up with the war time pressures of filling military orders... The gun also has several British proof house stampings from the Birmingham proof house. These stamps seem the "newest" compared to the Mauser and earlier Erfurt stampings; which seems to be supported by the chronology of the luger going to England at the end of WWII before arriving in the USA, eventually.