Tim, "One man's treasure is another man's shooter" as with collecting anything. The side plate is the only part mismatched. It was renumbered and because it's on the pistol and numbered in the commercial/navy fashion, how it wound up on the gun is speculation. You state "the German's would not due that". The German's, as with any government during time of war/hardship, did a lot of things. Chapters have been written in reference books on Weimar/Early Nazi conversions. I like the rig because it of its service life during the Imperial, Weimar, and Nazi periods. I believe it fits well with my other Imperial and Nazi Navy Lugers, filling in the gap, but that's my opinion. I like the saying "it is what it is" and use it as one of my collecting mantras.
Joe Pirolo
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