welcome to the Lugerforum.
Although it is very possible that the story that came with your gun is true, there is no way to substantiate the story since the barrel could have been replaced anytime after the war as well as during the war.
The "42" was used by Mauser on spare parts as their wartime code, and the 655 is an appropriate inspector's mark... That said... we would love to see photos of your "new" Luger... the photo upload link is in the top right hand corner of all pages... follow the instructions... once uploaded you are presented witht he URL where the digital image sits on the server... copy that link and paste it into the "IMG" popup while making a post.
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regards, -John S
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