Erma 22

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banjomike

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Gentlemen: Today I purchased a Erma 22 single shot half stock . No markings except on the side of the receiver Erma Waffenfabrik Erfurt and Erma on the top of thereciever.. Ser No. 264xx . Steel butt plate marked Erma and a finger grooved stock. The receiver has 2 short grooved notches. The rifle is of high quality with removable front sight and a windage adjustable rear sight . Both have need a key type adjuster like a LSRS mount. I would like to know more about this model. It seems like it is of the quality of a Mauser 340B. Thanks Banjomike
 
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Here are some possibilities from 1939 era. A photo would help determine more accurately what your model is, but the markings and s/n you mention are probably from earlier.
Steve

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Steve; Thank you for responding to my info needed for a Erma 22 rifle. I have not been near a PC in 3 days. I cannot get the resolution needed to see your post. I would like to ad , the Erma is a dream to shoot and I am still impressed I the quality of rifle. I have always been a Mauser fan and I have a bunch of them . The Erma is great. Banjomike
 
could be an E36 as that seems to be the most common. They also made a sporter version of the DSM34 I have only ever seen one. Not sure what they called it.
 
mauser99 said:
could be an E36 as that seems to be the most common. They also made a sporter version of the DSM34 I have only ever seen one. Not sure what they called it.
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Erma used some of their DSM barreled actions to configure a commercial model, the E 35 (marked S 35 on left side of receiver) by merely using different sights, stock, and trigger guard. Photo below for comparison.
Steve

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The brochure for the E 35 shows a craftsman standing in the middle of a forest of DSMs, fitting an action to a commercial stock configuration. The Erma DSMs and E 35s were all from the same serial number range, and that makes it difficult to assess production figures for their DSMs.
Also, your rifle could be the E 30 model, which was a very popular seller before these other models. The E 28 had also sold very well.
Steve

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Will post some photos for banjomike of the rifle. I believe this is definitely the E 36, in the second configuration from the brochure I posted earlier. Excellent condition. The proofs and serial number put it right in the time period of 1936 or so.
Steve

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The absence of model designation on many of these rifles (Erma and others) is not at all uncommon in this era. The safety exhibited on this (and other design features) pretty well cinches it to the E 36 model. And it is a very nice example! Thanks for sharing that.
Steve
 
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