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Hello everybody!
Well, to make long story short - few days back I went out and bought myself a 1911 Erfurt for approx. 700$ (don't tell my wife!)
Although being an army officer I have some experience with firearms, I've no previous experience in gun collecting or Luger pistols.
Naturally my curiosity is arised and I want to know as much as possible about the gun.
As there are nearly no literature about Lugers locally available, I'd aprecciate it greatly if someone would guide me through this one. I've done some reading on forums, so I have some vague overall picture.
OK.. About the pistol..
-Manufactured 1911, Erfurt
-S/N 7587
-All parts (as far as I could determine) matching. The only exception being magazine where I found no markings whatsoever.
-Blueing intact on over 90% (how do I determine it correctly?) no reblue as far as I could determine.
-Strawing faded but intact on 60-80%, on some parts requires good lighting to be seen at all.
Slight pitting on the left side of frame (sideplate, takedown lever etc.)
-Bore OK - no visible marks. Looks good to me but is kind of dark.
-Markings: serial and proof marks on all parts, including grip screws. Eagle on top of the barrel. On the downside the barrel looks like this:
<center>7587</center>
<center>r</center><center>/// \\\</center><center>3 25</center>
<center>3. 82 </center>
Three crowned letters and eagle on the right side of the frame.
On the forward part of the front sight a mark reminding D or big n
A mark reminding 8 near the left grip screw.
Well, those are the ones that I remember and I hope that's enough for starters. I'll post some images when I get digital camera.
Every bit of information about the guns origin, value etc. is greatly appreciated, also few tips about how to proceed from here would be welcome.
Best wishes to you all
Well, to make long story short - few days back I went out and bought myself a 1911 Erfurt for approx. 700$ (don't tell my wife!)
Although being an army officer I have some experience with firearms, I've no previous experience in gun collecting or Luger pistols.
Naturally my curiosity is arised and I want to know as much as possible about the gun.
As there are nearly no literature about Lugers locally available, I'd aprecciate it greatly if someone would guide me through this one. I've done some reading on forums, so I have some vague overall picture.
OK.. About the pistol..
-Manufactured 1911, Erfurt
-S/N 7587
-All parts (as far as I could determine) matching. The only exception being magazine where I found no markings whatsoever.
-Blueing intact on over 90% (how do I determine it correctly?) no reblue as far as I could determine.
-Strawing faded but intact on 60-80%, on some parts requires good lighting to be seen at all.
Slight pitting on the left side of frame (sideplate, takedown lever etc.)
-Bore OK - no visible marks. Looks good to me but is kind of dark.
-Markings: serial and proof marks on all parts, including grip screws. Eagle on top of the barrel. On the downside the barrel looks like this:
<center>7587</center>
<center>r</center><center>/// \\\</center><center>3 25</center>
<center>3. 82 </center>
Three crowned letters and eagle on the right side of the frame.
On the forward part of the front sight a mark reminding D or big n
A mark reminding 8 near the left grip screw.
Well, those are the ones that I remember and I hope that's enough for starters. I'll post some images when I get digital camera.
Every bit of information about the guns origin, value etc. is greatly appreciated, also few tips about how to proceed from here would be welcome.
Best wishes to you all