Tell me what I have in a 1918 Erfurt

ithacaartist · 10-24-2016, 07:53 PM

I think this is pretty well on the money. But I think, due to the pitting (likely from improper storage in the holster), that someone scrubbed the barrel too much while cleaning it. So, it's either a minor collectible with a bit of a pit/finish issue (if otherwise matching) or a really nice matching shooter. I'd buy it as a starter Erfurt example, no problem. One of the rust blue guys could touch up that barrel and side plate, and Jerry Burney could chase down the missing stitches on that nice holster. It is brown, which is desirable, and a great part of the package.

No one has so far has mentioned this caveat: Be careful not to shoot it. If you do, you will be hooked!

oldcolts · 10-24-2016, 07:57 PM

thanks: the bluing Is worn off of only one side of the barrel so not sure if it is holster wear or what. I cant read the numbers very well on the clip either. But vaguely looks right. But I also cant find much of anything as far as numbers inside the grips.

alanint · 10-24-2016, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by oldcolts

thanks: the bluing Is worn off of only one side of the barrel so not sure if it is holster wear or what. I cant read the numbers very well on the clip either. But vaguely looks right. But I also cant find much of anything as far as numbers inside the grips.

It's not. Someone took sandpaper to the barrel to remove some minor rust/pitting, causing magnitudes more damage in the process. I just looked a an otherwise decent Webley revolver someone did the exact thing to.

10-24-2016, 07:53 PM	#1
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,374 Thanks: 7,447 Thanked 2,613 Times in 1,380 Posts	I think this is pretty well on the money. But I think, due to the pitting (likely from improper storage in the holster), that someone scrubbed the barrel too much while cleaning it. So, it's either a minor collectible with a bit of a pit/finish issue (if otherwise matching) or a really nice matching shooter. I'd buy it as a starter Erfurt example, no problem. One of the rust blue guys could touch up that barrel and side plate, and Jerry Burney could chase down the missing stitches on that nice holster. It is brown, which is desirable, and a great part of the package. No one has so far has mentioned this caveat: Be careful not to shoot it. If you do, you will be hooked! __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

10-24-2016, 07:57 PM	#2
oldcolts User Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	thanks: the bluing Is worn off of only one side of the barrel so not sure if it is holster wear or what. I cant read the numbers very well on the clip either. But vaguely looks right. But I also cant find much of anything as far as numbers inside the grips.