Any way to identify Bayard Luger parts?

[Guntoter]

According to Walter's The Luger Book, Bayard in occupied Belgium manufactured some small Luger parts for Erfurt during the later part of the war (WW1). I believe sideplates, firing pins and probably some other small parts.

Is there any good way to identify these parts? I think the sideplates have a different inspection mark than the Erfurt made sideplates, but do not know that for sure. It looks sort of like a stylized "I" as this is the same mark used on the 1908 Bayard pistols made under German occupation. It would be great to somehow identify these contracted parts.

[Vlim]

Here is a copy of the letter that proved it

[Guntoter]

Thanks for that letter, I am saving that for my library. Thats an awesome piece of history right there. I tried to do a google translator for the list of parts and some do not make sense to me.

Zubringer = feeder ? Magazine follower?
Abzugshebel = deliver lever ? Maybe the trigger lever in the sideplate?

I believe the Kammerfangstuecke is the extractor, Schlagbolzen is the firing pin, Sicherungsriegel is the safety block, the Sicherungshebel is the safety lever and the Deckplatte is the sideplate. At least I think those are the correct meanings.

However, I still have the same question, how can these individual pieces be identified from standard Erfurt made parts? Is there even a way to identify them? In the Third Reich the subcontracted parts usually had a manufacturer code and/or a waffenamt that would identify the part. Or at least show it was not manufactured by the main manufacturer. Things like K98 barrels could have a code from the factory where made and the bolts could have different waffenamts, such as FN made bolts distributed to other factories. I am guessing that WW1 subcontracted parts did not necessarily have these type markings.

[Vlim]

Zubringer = Follower
Abzugshebel = sear
Kammerfangstuck = holdopen

If Pieper made them from the start, I think there is no way to identify them as such. Would make an interesting study, though

[Guntoter]

Originally Posted by Vlim

Zubringer = Follower
Abzugshebel = sear
Kammerfangstuck = holdopen

If Pieper made them from the start, I think there is no way to identify them as such. Would make an interesting study, though

Thanks for the translations, that helps a lot. I think you are right, there does not seem to be any way to individually identify the Pieper parts. That's too bad, it would be interesting.