1917 Erfurt Arty...

[Big Norm]

Bob,
your right about there not being a 1917 Erfurt artillery. But every so often someone comes up with a 1913 or a 1915 Erfurt artillery and tries to pass it off as a rare production Erfurt artillery. The same thing happens in the navy Lugers when someone tries to sell a model 1914 with a 1918 chamber date. It just ain't so.

My earlier analysis was more directed at Fritz and other new people to check their artilleries. Always check that rear toggle to make sure that an army fixed sight wasn't filed off. Always check the serial numbers on the frame and on the barrel to make sure that they are the same and that the size of the numbers are the same. Check the artilleries sight to make sure that the two digit serial numbers are the right ones. It can be costly to pay full value for an artillery only to find out later that it has been rebarreled. You should also check the bore of any Luger to make sure that it hasn't been reamed out and a tube inserted so that the bore could be re-rifled.
Big Norm