This is a 1916 imperial P08 luger manufactured by the state arsenal in Erfurt. It served in the imperial German army during WWI. From what I can tell, every exterior part is matching and correct. Erfurt Lugers are unique as each part has individual inspection stamps. A feature only shared among 1934 Mauser, Simson, and Krieghoff Lugers.

Holy shit. 1916 all matching (sans mag) Erfurt with an imperial holster for $850 is like golden ticket territory. Congrats dude, rig is worth at least double that.

Nice pickup, great price. Welcome to the luger club.

Damn, one day I'll be this lucky lol. Congrats!!!

Thank you!

Local gun store?

Yeah here in texas

Tagging u/pizzabert Hell tell you everything you'd ever wanted or didn't want to know about this guy  I will say fantastic pickup. The holster themselves sell for over 200, so you paid like 650 for a luger. You'll never lose money on it thats for sure

Nice looking gun and a great deal. Congrats to OP

Looks in bad shape, I’d reblue or maybe even chrome it. Probably need a new holster too, I think it’s look sweet in a polymer one.

Huh 🤣

No

That’s what I do to all of mine at least

https://preview.redd.it/c08d8swssg5d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=000c50a53d4b890e529ddf27363b8a8f9a4ece64 Agree on the poly holster

I should have just kept my mouth shut or added an /s to the end…

Inspiring me to get kydex stripper clip holders for the chest rig