Glad to have had a small hand in the purchase of this Luger. It is a nifty gun. I would be real tempted to keep the takedown lever as it is because it is part of this Luger's history and it is a super example of the gunsmithing art that salvages a broken part in a professional manner without any attempt to create a fake.
I have recorded two known batches of American Eagle Lugers with the Swiss cross marked barrel. The first series is the very earliest of AE Lugers from about serial #2020 to perhaps #2199 (I owned #2199 for a few years and I haven't encountered any higher numbers in that range so far). The next group, of which this one is included, is in the 8900 range, and I have recorded six examples in that lot.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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