Hi Pepe
You have an interesting gun, yes it has been restored and as such will drive collectors crazy with speculations.
Many consider a restored gun to be a fake no matter what the quality, it is hard to discuss possibilities with thoes who see things only in that light.
Your gun has several issues, Ron says the numbers are not correct and I agree with him, but this is common to many restorations
What is the 20 number? It could be an inventory number from a school, a police department, a special security guard force, guns hand selected for a special purpose from a larger batch. It could have a dozen or so reasons for being.
I would try and find some connection, go back as far as you can in its history of ownership, you might find the answer.
The made in Germany stamp is not just a one way stamp, often we find guns that have come originally to the USA and then back overseas. We sometimes forget that we had marketers who would have sold guns not to just the USA but to oversea contacts as well had the opportunity given itself.
It was all about making money.
Don't give up on your gun, it is very nice to look at and could have some historical importance. You may never be able to prove it however.
I noticed something in one of your pictures that I did find interesting, there is what appears to be the remnant of a Crown B at about the one o'clock position near the 20.
Hard to see but I think something is there.
Thanks for posting Pepe! always interesting
Vern
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