Erfurt 1917 for review

Geo99 · 06-01-2015, 03:09 AM

Nice pistol but don't pay too much:

Rear toggle axle is an obvious replacement part.

Extractor is an unnumbered replacement part.

Toggle train looks possibly reblued to me, but it could just be the quality of the pictures, which have a lot of glare. The "ERFURT" stamp & crown just look a little shallow to me, and the tiny toggle axle retaining pin has a strangely shaped reflection around it, as if the area has been flattened out a little and reblued/touched up.
This could have been done when converted to Weimar Army pistol.

Two things to check -
1. are there any halos around the barrel SN or diameter marking?
2. are the grips marked inside with matching numbers and Erfurt stamp?

- Geo

06-01-2015, 03:09 AM	#16
Geo99 User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 400 Thanks: 102 Thanked 127 Times in 75 Posts	Nice pistol but don't pay too much: Rear toggle axle is an obvious replacement part. Extractor is an unnumbered replacement part. Toggle train looks possibly reblued to me, but it could just be the quality of the pictures, which have a lot of glare. The "ERFURT" stamp & crown just look a little shallow to me, and the tiny toggle axle retaining pin has a strangely shaped reflection around it, as if the area has been flattened out a little and reblued/touched up. This could have been done when converted to Weimar Army pistol. Two things to check - 1. are there any halos around the barrel SN or diameter marking? 2. are the grips marked inside with matching numbers and Erfurt stamp? - Geo __________________ "Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggie, until you can find a rock." - Will Rogers