"made in Germany

Marcus · 05-09-2003, 11:30 AM

I wonder if someone can tell me anything about a 1918 dated Erfurt Luger I recently purchased. In addition to all the usual markings it is also stamped "made in Germany", in English oddly enough. I read somewhere that many of the Lugers made in 1918 at Erfurt were actually stamped 1917. The serial number on my gun is only 5112 which would be consistent with a small production run of guns dated 1918, but why the "made in Germany" stamp? I would have to guess that it was a gun that was not released to the military before the end of the war but rather stamped "made in Germany" before being exported. Have you ever heard of this occurring? It was my understanding that most guns released after the war were given a 1920 date, sometimes as a "double date". Any insights or information would be appreciated.

05-09-2003, 11:30 AM	#1
Marcus User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	"made in Germany I wonder if someone can tell me anything about a 1918 dated Erfurt Luger I recently purchased. In addition to all the usual markings it is also stamped "made in Germany", in English oddly enough. I read somewhere that many of the Lugers made in 1918 at Erfurt were actually stamped 1917. The serial number on my gun is only 5112 which would be consistent with a small production run of guns dated 1918, but why the "made in Germany" stamp? I would have to guess that it was a gun that was not released to the military before the end of the war but rather stamped "made in Germany" before being exported. Have you ever heard of this occurring? It was my understanding that most guns released after the war were given a 1920 date, sometimes as a "double date". Any insights or information would be appreciated.