Peter,
The magazine appears correct to me (but I am not an expert) and it appears to be in beautiful condition. The "S like a dollar sign" in your initial post looks to me like the remains of a Gothic S. If so, that is significant. It would be part of one of three receiver acceptance stamps (originally with a crown above). If I am correct, and I may not be, along with the "evidence" I cited above, this would make your Luger a 1915 or 1916 DWM. As I stated, the evidence would make this an early 1914 to early 1916 Luger. According to Still's Central Power Pistols (pages 439-440), pre-A block (no SN suffix) 1914 below SN 9360 had XQF letter stamps (no S); but pre-A block 1915 had SES stamps and pre-A block 1916 had HSS stamps. Based on the location of the mark directly under the receiver opening, it is probably the first letter of three - making this 1915 DWM 5905. Again I am not an expert and would welcome a real expert to tell me that I am on track or full of s***. KFS
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