1916 Erfurt

wlyon · 04-06-2012, 06:49 PM

Acquired yesterday at a local rural gunshop - 1916 Erfurt serial #6638a, all matching, including one mag, single acceptance stamp, excellent bore (like new), 85%+ bluing, 60% straw, no pitting, very good unchipped grips, relieved sear bar. Probably paid too much ($1500), but have been looking to upgrade my Erfurt. And since I recently sold some items, one should immediately buy something. Comments graciously accepted.

Neil Young · 04-06-2012, 07:07 PM

I like it Bill. It's a good looking Luger and if you are proud of it, then you didn't pay too much.

Take care.

Neil

DavidJayUden · 04-06-2012, 07:28 PM

With one matching mag? I think you done good. A nice nearly 100 year old Erfurt.
dju

whcoyote · 04-07-2012, 12:28 AM

Hi Bill:
Want to sell it? Just kidding. Nice Erfurt. Congratulations.
Bob

hansfischer007 · 04-07-2012, 12:45 AM

Hi Bill...Im Envious.....you did Very Well.......its one to be proud of.....!!!...

Edward Tinker · 04-07-2012, 12:52 AM

Very nice Bill, I would love it

lugerholsterrepair · 04-07-2012, 02:46 AM

Bill..I haven't bought enough Erfurts..Been a along time ago but I can remember like yesterday a guy running around the Yuma gun show wanting $650 for a beautiful Erfurt and I passed on it. I still kick myself.
You got yourself a very respectable pistol..Congratulations!

Ice · 04-07-2012, 07:08 AM

Mighty nice looking Erfurt. Envy. Envy. Envy. Just kidding!

Charlie

pitsword · 04-07-2012, 10:39 AM

Bill, you have the eye and the touch. Nice pistol.

Ron Wood · 04-07-2012, 11:48 AM

Gotta love those rural gunshops. That's where I bought my first Luger. I think you did quite well...a 1916 Erfurt in that good of shape and with a matching magazine...Super!

Thor · 04-07-2012, 11:49 AM

I like it! I like it, yep, I love it!

padredan · 04-07-2012, 12:12 PM

great find

George Anderson · 04-07-2012, 03:31 PM

Bill, in my opinion 1916 dated Erfurts are typically worst of all Erfurts for the quality of the original finish coming from the arsenal. Yours appears to be one of the finer exceptions to this.

rhuff · 04-07-2012, 05:55 PM

I can find no fauly with that Luger. Enjoy!!

ithacaartist · 04-08-2012, 02:16 PM

Kudos on your find, Bill. Say, now, does this mean you'll cull a lesser Erfurt from your herd? Anyway, fine lookin' pistol. I must confess if I found the same sort of deal I'd be all over it!

DP

TheRomanhistorian · 04-08-2012, 02:24 PM

Bill, another beautiful Luger. Imagine, a Luger from the year of Jutland and the Somme, a gorgeous find indeed. As for the price, I'd be happy to even find a 9mm Luger at any price locally much less the price you paid (which I think is still reasonable given its quality and overall condition).

Douglas Jr. · 04-08-2012, 09:17 PM

Bill,

I guess you did fine considering that has one matching mag. and the finish is great!
Niced addition and I'd love to have it in my collection.
Congratulations!
Douglas

chestnut101 · 04-22-2012, 05:42 PM

the one i just got was 6350 but 1918 dated!

tx_oil · 04-22-2012, 05:48 PM

1. A beautiful correct Luger almost a century old.
2. Looks to be somewhat more finely finished than a LOT of Erfurts
3. If YOU are satisfied then the price is almost immaterial. The satisfaction of ownership will last long after you have forgotten what you paid for it.
SCORE!

04-06-2012, 06:49 PM	#1
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,637 Thanks: 3,174 Thanked 2,561 Times in 956 Posts	1916 Erfurt Acquired yesterday at a local rural gunshop - 1916 Erfurt serial #6638a, all matching, including one mag, single acceptance stamp, excellent bore (like new), 85%+ bluing, 60% straw, no pitting, very good unchipped grips, relieved sear bar. Probably paid too much ($1500), but have been looking to upgrade my Erfurt. And since I recently sold some items, one should immediately buy something. Comments graciously accepted. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Bill Lyon

04-06-2012, 07:07 PM	#2
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 546 Thanks: 559 Thanked 442 Times in 168 Posts	I like it Bill. It's a good looking Luger and if you are proud of it, then you didn't pay too much. Take care. Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

04-07-2012, 12:45 AM	#5
hansfischer007 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Tennessee Posts: 233 Thanks: 509 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts	Erfurt Hi Bill...Im Envious.....you did Very Well.......its one to be proud of.....!!!...

04-07-2012, 02:46 AM	#7
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Bill..I haven't bought enough Erfurts..Been a along time ago but I can remember like yesterday a guy running around the Yuma gun show wanting $650 for a beautiful Erfurt and I passed on it. I still kick myself. You got yourself a very respectable pistol..Congratulations! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

04-07-2012, 11:48 AM	#10
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,179 Times in 1,703 Posts	Gotta love those rural gunshops. That's where I bought my first Luger. I think you did quite well...a 1916 Erfurt in that good of shape and with a matching magazine...Super! __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

04-06-2012, 07:28 PM	#3
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	With one matching mag? I think you done good. A nice nearly 100 year old Erfurt. dju

04-07-2012, 12:28 AM	#4
whcoyote User Join Date: May 2008 Location: SW Virginia Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Hi Bill: Want to sell it? Just kidding. Nice Erfurt. Congratulations. Bob

04-07-2012, 12:52 AM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,034 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	Very nice Bill, I would love it __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

04-07-2012, 07:08 AM	#8
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Mighty nice looking Erfurt. Envy. Envy. Envy. Just kidding! Charlie

04-07-2012, 10:39 AM	#9
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 459 Thanks: 3,964 Thanked 103 Times in 83 Posts	Bill, you have the eye and the touch. Nice pistol.

04-07-2012, 11:49 AM	#11
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	I like it! I like it, yep, I love it! __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email [email protected] ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

04-07-2012, 12:12 PM	#12
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	great find __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

04-07-2012, 03:31 PM	#13
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,529 Times in 787 Posts	Bill, in my opinion 1916 dated Erfurts are typically worst of all Erfurts for the quality of the original finish coming from the arsenal. Yours appears to be one of the finer exceptions to this.

04-07-2012, 05:55 PM	#14
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,291 Thanks: 2,709 Thanked 972 Times in 717 Posts	I can find no fauly with that Luger. Enjoy!!

04-08-2012, 02:16 PM	#15
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,347 Thanks: 7,285 Thanked 2,579 Times in 1,366 Posts	Kudos on your find, Bill. Say, now, does this mean you'll cull a lesser Erfurt from your herd? Anyway, fine lookin' pistol. I must confess if I found the same sort of deal I'd be all over it! DP

04-08-2012, 02:24 PM	#16
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	Bill, another beautiful Luger. Imagine, a Luger from the year of Jutland and the Somme, a gorgeous find indeed. As for the price, I'd be happy to even find a 9mm Luger at any price locally much less the price you paid (which I think is still reasonable given its quality and overall condition). __________________ Michael Nos morituri te salutant - Supposed saying of the gladiators to the emperor ('We, who are about to die, salute you.') 'We are the lantern bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind' - From Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers

04-08-2012, 09:17 PM	#17
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	Bill, I guess you did fine considering that has one matching mag. and the finish is great! Niced addition and I'd love to have it in my collection. Congratulations! Douglas

04-22-2012, 05:42 PM	#18
chestnut101 User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: georgia Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	the one i just got was 6350 but 1918 dated!

04-22-2012, 05:48 PM	#19
tx_oil User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 61 Thanks: 8 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts	1. A beautiful correct Luger almost a century old. 2. Looks to be somewhat more finely finished than a LOT of Erfurts 3. If YOU are satisfied then the price is almost immaterial. The satisfaction of ownership will last long after you have forgotten what you paid for it. SCORE! __________________ Invest in precious metals: Lead, Brass and Primers