1914 Erfurt Dilemma

Pete Ebbink · 08-06-2002, 08:58 PM

All,

If this "beginner" can pose another possibility :

Is there any documentation of Erfurt making lugers in late 1917-1918 with left-over, unused 1914 frames ? As Erfurt was feeling the pressures of filling out orders in the late phases of WWI, might they have reached, deep into their parts bins ?

I understand Kreighoff did this; with chamber dates and serial numbers getting out of sequential order.

But then, the early nice Erfurt finish may not make sense...

And yes, I do not rule out the possiblity of such 1914 Erfurts being "funny" guns, either...

Dr. Fisher : We all look forward to your follow-up post, once you have more information to share with the Forum ! <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />

08-06-2002, 08:58 PM	#17
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	All, If this "beginner" can pose another possibility : Is there any documentation of Erfurt making lugers in late 1917-1918 with left-over, unused 1914 frames ? As Erfurt was feeling the pressures of filling out orders in the late phases of WWI, might they have reached, deep into their parts bins ? I understand Kreighoff did this; with chamber dates and serial numbers getting out of sequential order. But then, the early nice Erfurt finish may not make sense... And yes, I do not rule out the possiblity of such 1914 Erfurts being "funny" guns, either... Dr. Fisher : We all look forward to your follow-up post, once you have more information to share with the Forum ! <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />