All that above said... it is still in fine mechanical condition and has plenty of finish left so it will be a great shooting gun... Mauser production was very high quality stuff right up to the end of the war...
BTW, the chip missing in the left grip near the safetly lever can be repaired so it doesn't even show that it ever happened. See member HUGH for grip work. You won't be disappointed.
Very good explanation in detail of all the visual anomalies Jack! 
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