Pictures will be essential to identify positively, but you are probably correct that it is a 1914 Commercial. The serial number range was an estimate established by observing known examples. Your Luger is only 55 numbers away from the estimate so that is close enough. The serial numbers were undoubtedly mixed in with the so called "1913 Commercials" (which is a misnomer as they were also manufactured in 1914). The serial numbers of these two "variations" are not contiguous, so it is not at all unusual to find examples that do not precisely fit in the estimated range, and it is unlikely that very many of either type were manufactured, certainly not in the thousands and probably less than 100 of each.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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