With all due respect to Pete's expert description above, I believe this luger to be original. Guns in this condition are usually Swiss, as these folks kept their firearms in pristine condition. If any wear occurred, they would take the piece to their local military gunsmith for expert rust blue refinishing. I have seen (and own) several vintage Swiss lugers in this impeccable shape. The small retaining pin in the rear toggle IS in the white, as it should be. The sear bar should NOT be strawed, this was true only with the Borchardt pistol, early prototypes (such as B-L#5) and with the earliest Swiss "trial" lugers (see pages 50-51 in Lugers at Random). This luger is appropriately priced considering its condition. I'm sure it would be similarly priced if it was offered by Brad Simpson or Doug Smith. I think this is one of Tom Etowski's best offerings to date.
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