Regarding the magazine numbers... if you look closely with a magnifying glass you should see swirl machine marks in the numbers... this is from using a circular engraving tool like a stencil machine or similar tool to creat the numbers. Stamps usually have no such marks, and displace existing metal when they are struck. The bottom view in the photos looks to me as if the metal had been finely ground down or sanded off before the numbers were applied. The other markings on the bottom appear original... examine the lines of those stamps with the marking for the numbers.
The barrel does look to me like a replacement, but it may have happened as part of a military rebuild, especially since the serial numbers on the barrel appear to be the same type as the magazine bottom. How about a closeup photo of the left side of the receiver markings near the chamber? ... and the front of the frame markings above the trigger guard?
The 8.82 is the bore diameter in Millimeters.
Even though the magazine you have is not the orginal type issued with the gun, the FXO type is the BEST luger magazine made.
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