Erfurt front sight conundrum

[Doubs]

The front sight will absolutely impact value. Replacing it with the correct sight blade will increase value.

WRT the "Totenkopf" (skull) stamp, commonly called a "Death's Head", there is controversy about their originality and many collectors believe them to all be fake. I honestly don't know one way or the other but you should be aware of it.

[spangy]

Originally Posted by Doubs

The front sight will absolutely impact value. Replacing it with the correct sight blade will increase value.

WRT the "Totenkopf" (skull) stamp, commonly called a "Death's Head", there is controversy about their originality and many collectors believe them to all be fake. I honestly don't know one way or the other but you should be aware of it.

Another classic case of 'buy the gun not the story'

THE DEATH HEAD Luger can be traced back to 1933 SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV; lit. 'Death's Head Units') was the Schutzstaffel (SS) organization responsible for administering the Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps for Nazi Germany, among similar duties. While the Totenkopf was the universal cap badge of the SS, the SS-TV also wore this insignia on the right collar tab to distinguish itself from other SS formations.
v586.jpg - smaller deaths head worn on the collar (from my collection)

So why do 'death heads' start showing up 'etched' into the bridges of certain Luger's ... anyone's guess but sure makes a good sales pitch ya ?? Despite being 20 years to early

There are also stories as to why they appeared on WW1 Luger's as well but these skulls were NEVER produced in the factory so buy the gun not the story.