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1914 Erfurt Artillery Luger

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,500.00 USD
1914 Erfurt Artillery Luger
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
1914 Erfurt Artillery Luger, #2297a, 9mm, 8'' barrel, blue finish with straw small parts, factory checkered walnut grips, and one unmarked tin-plated wood based magazine. Correct early proofed fire blue grip screws, 1914 dated chamber date, ''(crown)/Erfurt'' marked toggle, standard ''Gesichert/Geladen'' marked extractor and safety, with fine tuned front and rear Artillery sights. In 1915 dated pigskin holster. Condition is fine to near excellent retaining approx. 94% blue with thinning to muzzle and high edges, and toning to front and backstrap. Grips show light to moderate flattening and some oil darkening. Action is crisp, bore is very good with moderate frosting in the grooves. Holster is complete and shows scuffs and oil staining, with one end of the small keeper strap broken free of its stitching. Est.: $3,000-$5,000. (C&R/PPT) (John Siroonian estate)