[Ron Wood]

The halos do look odd but not out of the question. The appearance of halos depends on a lot of factors, the particular batch of steel used in making the part, the strength and depth of the die strike, the conditions under which the gun was stored over the years, on and on. The appearance of the halos on this piece somewhat resemble the halos that were created on high dollar forgeries by micro-bead blasting. However, the halos on this gun are a bit more precise than the fakes I have seen, and while not a run of the mill Luger this gun is not of the elevated value that would warrant such fakery. I think the gun is likely legitimate.