Robert... please re-read Ron's comments carefully...
It is "typical" (but not always found) that Mauser produced sideplates have number stamps on the inside that "typically" are one digit greater than the first two digits of the serial number of the pistol. In this case the first two digits are "61" and the insides stamp APPEARS to be "62"... this is a correct condition, but as Lugerdoc has also stated, the number font used to create the inside stamp is USUALLY the same font as used on the outside of the sideplate. Since yours is not, there is a chance that it is a replacement part... perhaps fitted by an armorer... ...and on the other hand, it may be that the pistol builder on that particular day just grabbed the wrong number stamp set when he stamped the inside...
I would interested if anyone else has other theories... or facts! Especially Frank Manders...
Frank, have you got your ears on?
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