I would have to agree with Albert that the B is original to the gun, or at least was applied very early in the life of the gun. If you look closely you will see some damage at the top left, this has occurred after the B was applied.
The serial numbers on the take down lever were applied with different stamps, if you look at the base of the 1 on the take down lever you see some flaring not present on the frame numbers. This is not necessarily a problem; the only way to check is to compare them to the stampings on the rest of the gun.
I have one concern however:
The zeros on the frame serial number are flat top and you would expect to see rounded ones, I would like to compare them to the serial numbers on the barrel. Could we get one more picture please of the barrel serial numbers?
I also have a question on safety levers, is this the normal style for such an early luger? This is mostly for my knowledge and not a criticism?
Interesting gun!
Vern
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