Please note that the "matching" serial numbered magazine is not numbered as a police with a 1 or 2. More importantly note that it is an Erfurt double proofed magazine that was made and put in to service prior to 1916. To my thinking this is strong evidence that the pistol has passed through the hands of at least one scum bag.
Erfurt proofed unnumbered magazines are becoming quite scarce as are "42" marked blanks and other such Mauser mags. THis is because they have been raked off the market by scum bags who number them in order to boost guns. These bastards F-up great collectible magazines in order to boost prices and screw new collectors.
I do not know who the seller is but I would suggest new collectors peruse his other items for sale on GB and take the time to ask experianced or weathered collectors' opinions on some of the stuff. I am not condemning his stuff but there are a few items which give me pause.
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