Need Identification Help - Page 2

alanint · 08-06-2013, 07:56 AM

I've never seen that large a format ink stamping in a holster before.

txnewb · 08-06-2013, 08:12 AM

Alanint does the stamp tell you anything? There is a smaller marking that is so faint it doesn't come through in photos well. I can make out 1915 and Berlin but the word above Berlin is very hard to see. Thanks for all the information everyone.

txnewb · 08-07-2013, 07:43 AM

Can anyone help put a value on these for me?

Geo99 · 08-07-2013, 10:11 PM

OK, I'll take a whack at it.

The artillery is $1200 on a good day, if it shoots good - it's a heavily buffed and poorly refinished shooter. You might get a little more from someone who wants the strange nazi grip panels. The holster is worn and is missing parts - maybe $150-200? I don't know artillery holsters so I can't say if it is original or not, but the belt loop(s) look wrong to me.

The Erfurt is $1400-1600. It's original but has a lot of rust. The matching mag helps the value considerably, but overall it's barely collector quality. You will get the most from someone who wants an old "warhorse".

- Geo

alanint · 08-07-2013, 10:39 PM

I would generally agree with these price estimates.

Note: The "belt loops" on the Artillery holster are correct, as Artillery holsters did not have belt loops, but shoulder strap loops on which they were hung for carry.

txnewb · 08-08-2013, 07:10 PM

Thank you gentlemen, that gives me a good idea of value. I will let you know what they end up selling for.

kpf · 08-12-2013, 03:02 PM

Thanks for good photos! Could you remove grips wery carefully and post pics of them inside?

Regards

Kai

Norway

txnewb · 08-16-2013, 08:53 AM

Kai I will try to get them off.

Leo46 · 04-13-2014, 01:11 AM

I bought the pair from my co-worker as l am a C&R licensed collector and I always wanted a luger.
Took off the grips and found matching numbers . Replaced the safety lever pin on the artillery ( flopped around). Thinking about having it refinished, and leaving the Erfurt as is.

Leo46 · 04-13-2014, 01:21 AM

The holster stamp is " M.HERMANN NURNBERG 1917"

08-07-2013, 10:11 PM	#24
Geo99 User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 400 Thanks: 102 Thanked 127 Times in 75 Posts	OK, I'll take a whack at it. The artillery is $1200 on a good day, if it shoots good - it's a heavily buffed and poorly refinished shooter. You might get a little more from someone who wants the strange nazi grip panels. The holster is worn and is missing parts - maybe $150-200? I don't know artillery holsters so I can't say if it is original or not, but the belt loop(s) look wrong to me. The Erfurt is $1400-1600. It's original but has a lot of rust. The matching mag helps the value considerably, but overall it's barely collector quality. You will get the most from someone who wants an old "warhorse". - Geo __________________ "Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggie, until you can find a rock." - Will Rogers

08-06-2013, 07:56 AM	#21
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	I've never seen that large a format ink stamping in a holster before.

08-06-2013, 08:12 AM	#22
txnewb User Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 13 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Alanint does the stamp tell you anything? There is a smaller marking that is so faint it doesn't come through in photos well. I can make out 1915 and Berlin but the word above Berlin is very hard to see. Thanks for all the information everyone.

08-07-2013, 07:43 AM	#23
txnewb User Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 13 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Can anyone help put a value on these for me?

08-07-2013, 10:39 PM	#25
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	I would generally agree with these price estimates. Note: The "belt loops" on the Artillery holster are correct, as Artillery holsters did not have belt loops, but shoulder strap loops on which they were hung for carry.

08-08-2013, 07:10 PM	#26
txnewb User Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 13 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you gentlemen, that gives me a good idea of value. I will let you know what they end up selling for.

08-12-2013, 03:02 PM	#27
kpf User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Finnøy, Norway Posts: 75 Thanks: 78 Thanked 36 Times in 10 Posts	Thanks for good photos! Could you remove grips wery carefully and post pics of them inside? Regards Kai Norway

08-16-2013, 08:53 AM	#28
txnewb User Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 13 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Kai I will try to get them off.

04-13-2014, 01:11 AM	#29
Leo46 User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 6 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I bought the pair from my co-worker as l am a C&R licensed collector and I always wanted a luger. Took off the grips and found matching numbers . Replaced the safety lever pin on the artillery ( flopped around). Thinking about having it refinished, and leaving the Erfurt as is.

04-13-2014, 01:21 AM	#30
Leo46 User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 6 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The holster stamp is " M.HERMANN NURNBERG 1917"