My latest Erfurt - 2021 Show of Shows find

Bill_in_VA · 08-21-2021, 01:05 PM

As promised, here are some quick photos of my latest Erfurt. This one turned up at the 2021 summer edition of the Show of Shows. It's an interesting and well-marked pistol. It started its life as an LP.08, had some modifications/updates in 1918, and was inventoried under the Weimar regime, then made its way to the Oppeln Schupo (S.Op.IV.178) Numbers match, but the scrubbed and renumbered Mauser magazine has a different letter suffix. There's also an interesting punch mark on the frame, to the right of the serial number, the relieved sear, and unusual roll pin in the hold-open. It also missed out on the police safeties. Anyways.... enjoy. (And as always, comments are welcomed.)

08-21-2021, 01:05 PM	#1
Bill_in_VA User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 387 Thanks: 801 Thanked 578 Times in 208 Posts	My latest Erfurt - 2021 Show of Shows find As promised, here are some quick photos of my latest Erfurt. This one turned up at the 2021 summer edition of the Show of Shows. It's an interesting and well-marked pistol. It started its life as an LP.08, had some modifications/updates in 1918, and was inventoried under the Weimar regime, then made its way to the Oppeln Schupo (S.Op.IV.178) Numbers match, but the scrubbed and renumbered Mauser magazine has a different letter suffix. There's also an interesting punch mark on the frame, to the right of the serial number, the relieved sear, and unusual roll pin in the hold-open. It also missed out on the police safeties. Anyways.... enjoy. (And as always, comments are welcomed.) Attached Thumbnails __________________ John 8:32 reive (riːv) vb (Military) (intr) dialect Scot and Northern English to go on a plundering raid [variant of reave] ˈreiver n e.g., " Some view the Border Reivers as loveable rogues."